Devamitra shares his experiences fresh from a one-month solitary retreat. Drawing inspiration from Milarepa's 'Myriad Manifestations of Mind' he considers the connection between the path of vision and the path of transformation in the Dharma life.

In this day event, Kamalashila explores compassion and wisdom by using the Brahma vihara meditations. He begins by introducing the ideas of compassion, meditation and the Brahma viharas, then links compassion and wisdom. This is followed by a led meditation on the karuna bhavana. The third section relates compassion, wisdom and the Brahma viharas with concentration in the dhyanas. Kamalashila then explores similarities between the final stages of the Brahma vihara meditations and the four Arupalokas. The day finishes with a reading describing the Avalokiteshvara mantra and by chanting this. These talks were given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in May 2016

In this talk, given as part of our series on the 7-fold Puja, Dhammavijaya clarifies the meaning of the terms Entreaty and Supplication before investigating 'the Buddhas in all the quarters' as the objects of our entreaty. He proceeds to explore parallels between the puja verse and significant events from the Buddha's last days recounted in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta. This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in June 2016 as part of our regular Saturday Morning Sangha class.