The first talk on the young men's retreat, Lokeshvara tells the story of Mara's assault on the Buddha and looks at it from a modern perspective and with reference to the System of Meditation.

Of particular interest is a section of the prevalence of depression in our society and current research which identifies the need for purpose in our lives. If we have a sense of purpose, that almost always connects to deeper values, if we can just see how.

Talk given at Young Men Retreat, Padmaloka 2012.

The Buddha's wisdom can be summarised by the three lakshanas, this is not nihilistic, but an honest recognition of the way things are. Change is inherent in life, the only choice we have is whether we change for the better! To open to this change we need confidence, which we can find in the dharma and the sangha.

Talk given at Young Men Retreat, Padmaloka 2012.

This is the second talk in a series on the Six Paramitas at the Glasgow Buddhist Centre in Summer 2012.

In this talk Dassini looks at the idea that 'the practice of ethics is grounded in Perfect Wisdom' from Living Ethically. She explores how the root defilements of craving, aversion and ignorance are the reasons for us needing an ethical practice.

She also discusses how freeing oneself from fixed self view is an essential fuel to ethical practice and looks at confession and the positive mental events of hri and apatrapya.