Do You Need To Be Right?
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1070764209/166c98b039 Notes & Transcript Transcript Sunday Morning Meditation 30th march Hello, hello, hello. Good morning to you all. Welcome to our Sunday session. To the mothers among us, a Happy Mother’s Day. And my love and well wishes are with those of you for whom today is a hard day. You’re in my heart and […]
Our Essential Nature is Basic Goodness
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1066302639/fbf0cd4642 Notes & Transcript Transcript Sunday morning Meditation 16th March 2025 Teachings Well, for this morning’s talk or reflection, I thought we could reflect on the Buddhist teaching that we all essentially have within us a basic goodness. Sometimes, of course, what we refer to as our Buddha nature or our enlightened nature. And essentially […]
Training the Monkey Mind
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1059430667/9aa14bb5de Notes & Transcript Transcript Sunday Morning Meditation 23rd February 2025 Hello. Good morning to you all. So wonderful to see you. Thanks for joining. Teachings So we’ve returned this morning to this practice of shamatha or calm abiding meditation, which is a practice of stabilising the mind; a practice of training the attention, training […]
Reigniting our Practice
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1050521043/30716ba6c9 Notes & Transcript Transcript Sunday Morning Meditation 26th January 2025 Hello. Hello, good morning. Wonderful to see you all. I hope you’re all safe and well wherever you are. It’s a little bit wet and windy out there, isn’t it? So welcome, glad you could join me this morning for our usual weekly Sunday […]
Navigating People Pleasing
In this episode, David explores the roots of people pleasing and how it ties into Buddhist teachings on attachment and the need for approval. He shares insights on recognising this behaviour and offers practical ways to cultivate inner confidence and self-worth, freeing ourselves from the cycle of external validation.
The Story of the Anger-Eating Demon
In this episode, David shares the classic Buddhist parable of the ‘anger-eating demon’ and some ways of interpreting this story, and approaching our difficult emotions and experiences in a different way for greater wellbeing and ease in daily life.
Navigating Self-Criticism: Buddhist Approaches to Self-Compassion & Self Confidence
How to shift from unhelpful self-criticism to self-compassion, guided by Buddhist insights and practical tips that reveal your naturally joyful, peaceful nature.
Building Resilience
Reflecting Before Acting
“What do you think, Rahula, What is the purpose of a mirror?” the Buddha asked. Rahula responded, “It is for the purpose of reflection, sir.” “In the same way, Rahula, an action to be done by body, speech or mind should only be done after careful reflection.” Majjhima Nikaya 61 – Instructions to Rahula at […]
Open Presence & Not Identifying With Our Thoughts
