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Welcome to London Insight
London Insight offers a programme of events based in the insight (vipassana) meditation tradition.
Together with a group of leading teachers we explore the modern application of authentic Buddhist teachings in our lives.
See the full London Insight programme - all upcoming events
Dalai Lama calls for end to violence in Burma/Myanmar
Read on for links to statements by the Dalai Lama and other leading Buddhists, plus sources for following the news from Burma.
Children’s volunteers needed for Gaia House family retreat this July - UPDATED
Gaia House now has enough volunteers to run its annual family retreat from the 27th-30th July, with teachers Caroline Jones and Chris Cullen. Many thanks to all Londoners - and everyone else! - who volunteered. We wish you a great retreat.
The Jatakas: early Buddhist folk tales
The Jatakas are early Buddhist texts that tell stories of the Buddha’s past lives, both human and animal. Once seen as literally true, today we can read them as illuminating legends embodying Buddhist values, that may be enjoyed by both adults and children. They also tell us much about the culture of early Buddhism and the way some of its first texts were created.
