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  • The Wisdom of Ajahn Chah

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    Ajahn Chah (1918 – 1992 ) was the father of modern day Insight Meditation.  A Thai Forest monk, he influenced a number of the current shining lights in Insight Meditation worldwide.  U.S. teacher and author Jack Kornfield ordained and lived with Ajahn Chah for a number of years. Ajahn Sumedho, one of the first Western…

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  • Jim Carrey Wakes Up

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    I found this video a little whilst ago and did a double take.  Jim Carrey?… Really?…  Yes, really! Jim Carrey talks movingly, honestly and authentically about an awakening experience he had and the profound effect this realisation has had on him.  He talks about the relief seeing through his thoughts.  He didn’t have to believe…

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  • What is Mindfulness?

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    Mindfulness means awareness Mindfulness is “paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.” – Jon Kabat Zinn (Professor of Medicine Emeritus Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine). Instead of being caught up in worrying about the past or the future, mindfulness enables you to have…

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