As he lay on his deathbed, the Buddha comforted his distraught disciple Ananda by telling him there were four places that those with faith in the buddhadharma should visit. These four were the pleasure garden in Lumbini, where he’d been born; under the tree by the...

‘The perfection of giving is boundless, And the same is true for pure precepts. The perfection of patience is boundless, Thus is the Buddha’s path revealed.’ Avaivartikacakra sūtra

‘In contrast to consciousness, awareness (sati) is not tied to any particular object or experience. It is not something that arises and passes away with each moment of cognition. Rather, it is the underlying capacity of the mind to know and to observe.’ Everyday...

‘Through cultivating wisdom, we transcend the limitations of the conceptual mind and glimpse the true nature of reality. We realise that, in emptiness, there is no separation between self and other, or between wisdom and compassion.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘In Buddhist practice, we are often encouraged not only to explore the mechanics of consciousness but also to investigate the role of awareness as the function through which wisdom and compassion arise. This investigation is at the heart of the path to...

Thich Minh Tue was an obscure acetic who believed he’d left the material world behind, but the world was not done with him. Thanks to TikTok, Facebook, and other social media platforms, Minh Tue was catapulted into the spotlight in the spring of 2024 and became the...

‘Followers of the way, awakening dissolves the idea of both self and not self.’ Zen Graffiti

‘In the Mahavairocana-abhisambodhi Sutra (Dainichi Sutra) it says: ‘For the absolute truth one must know one’s own self.’ But no one today pays any attention to that.’ Zen Master Hakuin

‘In the play of emptiness, Buddha functions through us, not as a distant deity, but as the very essence of our awakened nature.’ Everyday Buddhism

At the heart of Sukhasiddhi Foundation’s many offerings is the series of Depth Practice Programs, which provide more than 10 years of sequential study and practice following a Vajrayana Buddhist path. The first of these progressive programs is the Dharma Training...