Karina Pandya

“The root cause of suffering is attachment. Nothing is forever except change. Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself. If you have no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.”     Buddhist monks make use of mandalas made of sand to symbolise impermanence.  Buddhists believe that death is not the end and each colour on the mandala has a special meaning. Buddhists view impermanence (Anicca or Anitya) as one of the essential doctrines that posits “Everything changes and nothing lasts forever.’ This doctrine affirms that all of the ‘conditioned existence’ is nothing other than transient, inconstant and evanescent.    This really means that all our feelings, moods, desires and wants are constantly shifting and therefore so do our relationships with people. Nothing can remain the same forever. Life is a river of change, loss and rebirth.    It is also known as the first dharma seal (i.e., primary characteristic/principle) in Buddhist philosophy. It teaches that eve

   “ Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance. Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of the moment-to-moment experience cleanses the mental layers, one after another. ” It is a Pali word that means to see    Imagine all you do is observe the rhythm of your breath. Having the enormous capacity to rewire your brain, you are a mute observer of your breath’s rhythmic dance. More than this, there is an extraordinary force which takes root in this simple yet profound act of mindful witnessing.    There is a gentle rise and fall of your breath which has an extraordinary ability to rewire the neural pathways in your brain, which results in a profound inner transformation.    It is in this dance of kindness that you can heal wounds and the dance of wounds weaves the fabric of understanding. One of the most ancient meditation techniques, this technique was revived by Satya Narayan Goenka who is known as the foremost lay professor of Vipassana.