...we experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty...We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive...
The School
We offer a contemporary distillation of ancient contemplative teachings, descending from mostly eastern sources. It is our every ambition to honour and preserve the essence of these precious teachings in a manner free of religious belief or dogma. More about Who We Are