Beginning Your Journey

All journeys begin with a single step.

Like all actions you take your first, singular step begins in the mind.

You may know you want to make a wholesome change to improve your life but how and where do you begin the journey? 

You may begin with the understanding that you are already whole and not 'broken'.  You don't need fixing nor do you need guilt, shame or condemnation to get you on the right path. This may be hard for one to reconcile with after all you've been told or heard at first but it will come in time.

Furthermore, as Buddhists and mindfulness practitioners, we follow the Five Precepts which are listed below:

1. No killing. This means not harming or terminating others' lives. This also include wasting time or destroying any form of resource. The purpose of no killing is to develop our compassion towards other sentient beings and their right to live.
2. No stealing. This means not taking another's property. Or simply put, the taking of anything that does not explicitly belong to you without permission of the owner constitutes stealing.
3. No sexual misconduct. This means not having sexual activities that occur outside a marital relationship. This provides harmony and balance within the relationship.
4. No lying. Not only does this mean not to speak untruthfully but also not speaking any frivolous words such as slandering, harsh language, and words which stir up trouble between other people.
5. No intoxicants. Primarily this means not drinking alcohol, but also includes any substance that results in one losing conscience or to conduct immoral behavior.   

To further your journey, we warmly invite you to sit and learn with any of our teachings below and to ask us any questions that may arise.