Camas Meditation Group

Metta: Metta is a Pali word that is usually translated as ‘Lovingkindness’. Strictly speaking it can also be translated more simply as ‘lo...

Sometimes it feels like modern life is characterized by a detachment from reality – a feeling that we are sleepwalking through a world of ex...

The core of Buddhist thought is captured in the four noble truths, the first of which is: "Life is dukkha ". Dukkha is a Sanskrit ...

Using a Focus. As we start to meditate, we quickly learn how capricious our mind is. It wants to take us here and there, and despite our bes...

Why Meditate? There are many reasons why you might want to meditate – to calm down, to help cope with stress, increase focus or performance,...