May all beings be at ease.
Whatever living beings there may be;
Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,
The seen and the unseen,
Those living near and far away,
Those born and to-be-born,
May all beings be at ease!
metta sutta
From my own limited experience I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquillity comes from the development of love and compassion.
The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. This helps remove […]
Vajrasati yoga was founded in 2000 by Jim Tarran who trained in ‘Hatha’ and Iyengar Yoga. The study and practice of yoga and Buddhism inspires the school. Graduates from the training become part of a knowledge pool and support network, where the individual never shrinks into the group but the group grows with each […]
A clean slate for the new year? Maybe just a re-chanelling of existing energies…
EventsWith the new year, plenty of new classes, yoga days and retreats, including…28 Jan Yoga Day, Westmeston Village Hall, with Jim Tarran4 Feb Half Yoga day, Brighton Buddhist Centre, with Jim Tarran10-11 Feb Yoga, Breathwork and Yoga Nidra Weekend, Telescombe, with Suzie […]
Having had some sort of change to routine is common over the solstice/Christmas, winter festival period. A break of routine can mean a break of habits, too. Use this to shift perspective…
Although some feel that the thirteen-month lunar year (29.53 days a month, 384 a year) is a more logical point (although very hard to […]
Vajrasati yoga teacher Beka Card writes from Southern India, November 2006, on surrender, tree planting and meditation, and the poetic side of yoga asana. Plus, can yoga make your shorts change colour?
Read Part I of Beka’s diary
Dropping the weapons
Having just completed the last web diary I fell sick – a combination of something I ate […]
This inspiration points the same way as the Sutta One Fortunate Attachment and encourages us to be open to our experiences, the signs and features being our own likes and dislikes and particular emphases and biases. It is part of a comprehensive training path revealed in the Sutta.
‘Come you monk, be guarded as to […]
Two verses (51 and 53) from the The Mahayana Buddhist text
Baring your fangs of the four great opponents,
Devour the foe – our cruel selfish concern!
With your powerful mantra of cherishing others,
Demolish this enemy lurking within!
Batter him, batter him, rip out the heart
Of our grasping for ego, our love for ourselves!
Trample him, trample him, dance […]
From The Majjima Nikaya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha)
The Buddha recited the poem:
‘Let not a person revive the past
Or on the future build his hopes,
For the past has been left behind
And the future has not been reached.
Instead, with insight, let him see
Each presently arisen state;
Let him know that and be sure of it,
Invincibly, […]
This month sees a wealth of exciting new developments on the site, with the following new content…
Input from teacher training graduates Beka and Khadine
Seasonal illumination by Jim Tarran
Christmas and New Year class dates
New classes & retreats for 2007
Welcome to the jungle: news and photos from Jim’s Thailand retreat
From Now is the Knowing by the venerable […]
This is the festive season, whether or not you are celebrating one of the religious festivals held at this time of year. The days draw darker up to the solstice and this evokes all kinds of responses in all aspects of nature including us.
It is at this time of year that we need to […]
by the venerable Ajahn Sumedho
‘Sometimes we get too serious about everything, totally lacking in joy and happiness, with no sense of humour, just repressing everything. Gladden the mind, put a smile on your dial!
Be relaxed and at ease, without the pressure of having to achieve anything special — nothing to attain, no big deal, nothing […]
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