Category Archives: Buddhism

Liverpool – a stopover on my way to something bigger

Posted on October 28, 2011 by malinnovazofia

So how are my meditation classes going? Not so well this week. I don’t know if it is due to that there are no classes this week, that I am a little ill or something else. I do know that … Continue reading →

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What is love?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by malinnovazofia

I gathered some Buddhist thoughts about love. We talk a lot about this in meditation class and it is something I really want to practice in my real life to a lot further extent then I do today. The definition … Continue reading →

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Effort in meditation is like effort in learning to ride a bicycle

Posted on October 18, 2011 by malinnovazofia

I have thought about, for many years, learning more on the subject of meditation and Buddhism, but for some reason it took me many years until I actually put any effort in to learning it. I am definitely a newbie … Continue reading →

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Volunteering and compassion

Posted on October 17, 2011 by malinnovazofia

Why do people volunteer? Is voluntary helping others sprung from real compassion? Buddhism explains compassion like this: “Compassion is a mind that is motivated by cherishing other living beings and wishes to release them from their suffering. Sometimes out of … Continue reading →

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Kadampa Buddhism

Posted on October 17, 2011 by malinnovazofia

Kadampa Buddhism, which is the path of Buddhism practised and taught at the Duldzin Buddhist Centre where I take meditation classes,  is a special tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. Kadampa Buddhism was founded by Atisha (982-1054 CE), an Indian Buddhist Master largely responsible for … Continue reading →

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Emptiness and Seven Wonders

Posted on October 17, 2011 by malinnovazofia

So I wrote yesterday that I was going to write about the course at the Buddhist centre. I can say that the course was on a very advance level of Buddhism and taught emptiness. It was a lot of praying … Continue reading →

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The peace of knowing the way things are

Posted on October 14, 2011 by malinnovazofia

Saturday 15th October, 10:00-16:00 with Adam Starr, course fee £20 Real and lasting inner peace and happiness arises naturally from the wisdom that sees things clearly as they really are. In this day course we will learn how Buddha’s profound … Continue reading →

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How climate changes our needs…

Posted on October 13, 2011 by malinnovazofia

After having lived in southern Spain for the last 3,5  years and after having travelled to Asia for several month almost every year since 2006 it is quite a big change to be living in England. England has never been … Continue reading →

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Buddha quotes

Posted on October 13, 2011 by malinnovazofia

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.  Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many.  Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious  books.  Do not believe in anything merely on the … Continue reading →

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Deluded Pride

Posted on October 11, 2011 by malinnovazofia

I take meditation classes at Dulzin Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Liverpool since a few weeks back. We are mainly learning how to, through meditation and living mindfully, find inner peace and real inner happiness. Last night our teacher was talking … Continue reading →

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