Awakening the Heart of Gratitude and Compassion:- Compassion is aroused when we realise we are one with all life. When we realise that all things teach, we can accept them with gratitude. Meditation embraces both the good and the bad without judgement. When we are touched by the infinite compassion that is the foundation of all existence, the desire to help all beings arises naturally. By understanding and embracing the darker side of ourselves, we come to understand that the Precepts are our life blood; and that to go against them causes suffering for ourselves and others.

Buddhism is not a fanatical religion. Our aim is to make the Buddha's teaching available to all, but never to to try to impose it upon others. Buddhism does not claim an exclusive Truth; it is a way that has lead many to the deepest fulfilment