With Keith Rowan

For the month of May we will continue examining the four boundless qualities of treating all beings with equal respect and care and the unconditional nature of love, compassion and joy in others’ good fortune. These are the foundations for the development of Bodhicitta, the heart for awakening.

It is common for us to mistakenly regard the truths of the Buddha's teaching as an addition to or something separate from 'real life' or 'everyday life'. But his view is rooted in our everyday reality and springs from his careful study of life's experiences. We habitually misinterpret our 'reality'. The Buddha's teaching points out our misunderstandings but each of us has to make the effort to see within our own being the truths he reveals and to practice letting go of unskillful actions based on mistaken views.