The practice of gratitude is far more than simply saying ‘thank you’. It is a way of seeing life, and it transforms us. Ironically, human beings tend to practice the opposite - we practise ingratitude. Why? Because we long for certainty and security. We want to believe we can rely on tomorrow and control what happens to us, even though reality offers no such guarantees. To ease our anxiety and quiet our doubts, we begin taking life for granted. It becomes a habit. The good things that flow...

This Saturday, we had our regular monthly gathering at Sydney Meditation Centre — and as always, it was a wonderful morning filled with movement, stillness, and of course... a delicious lunch together! 😄 Morning Warm-Up & Mini Lecture We kicked off the morning with some light stretching to wake up the body, followed by a short talk on the principles of the mind. There are many different styles of meditation out there — listening to calming music, focusing on a candle flame, or practising...

Ageing is a privilege. That was the sticker on my fridge when I was in my fifties. As I began to feel the effects of getting older, it changed to: "Old age is not for sissies.” Stories of ageing With time, I realised that both stickers were really an attempt to plaster over all the internalised stuff we accumulate about ageing —everything we absorb into our minds over a lifetime. In this meditation, we study the human mind, which is formed through an automatic, unconscious process. We take...