Yes it is another year ending, another starting, the endless turning of the cyclic existence.
With all the security problems in Goa and being so close to the beach, the centre was restricted in the access of guests and the meditation classes are cancelled over the Xmas period. So we cannot accommodate until the 15h of January. The peace meditation is still running every morning at 7am and Lam Rim meditation at 7pm until the 27th of december though for regular guests.
I will be in Varanassi until the 10th of January and Sarnath (to meet the Dalai Lama, yeah!!) and be back to reopen normal activities at the centre.
Everything is very peaceful here, and it is a wonder how the rest of the world can be worked up by the media coverage and the brainwashing of "terror". There is no such thing as terror. Stop being fooled by it and wake up. Peace WILL prevail and will not impose itself on people by force but by the natural evolution of the human psyche. We are, every one of us, responsible for it and we will embrace all living beings.
I wish everybody a merry Xmas and a happy New Year,
May the minds of all beings be free from thoughts of intolerance, anger, hatred and the wish to give harm, and may their minds be filled instead with thoughts of Tolerance, Respect, Loving-Kindness, and the wish only to benefit others.
With Love and Prayers, John
