Blue Padma Services Inc... Buddhist Counselling Service Philosophy

“Buddhist Philosophy is not just an intellectual thought or theory.
The Buddhist point of view is, ultimately, the antidote to all of our pain and problems.
Its foremost objective is to eliminate the suffering in our minds.”
Yangsi Rinpoche

Buddhism is about healing the mind and body by coming to understand our place in the world and
the universe, by questioning - what is life all about?

When we examine our true way of being our natural clean purity of mind is understood and then
we can experience as it is. We can unfold - lift - the unsatisfactory negative veils of ignorance that
cause suffering and awaken to a true spiritual way of being.

What I mean by ignorance is, that we are totally unaware, not awake to, our own special
compassionate, kind, loving, naturally abiding, true state of mind. Buddhism is about seeing what and
who we really are and our own full potential - our interconnectedness and interdependency with all
beings in the universe. Buddhism is about not hiding, whether it is behind God, placing blind faith in
a guru, or being so totally unhappy as to hide behind alcohol and drugs, it is about transforming our
dissatisfied mind into a happy, contented, peaceful state.

It has been said by many motivational speakers that everything comes from the mind, "if we
believe, then we can achieve''. Maybe they have some understanding about the coalition of
our body and mind. By transforming the mind we can liberate it and at the very same
moment, free the body from suffering states such as illness and pain. Questioning and
examining our minds is the necessary action of mind, and this mindfulness helps us to live
in the moment, not in the past or in the future. This is not just a mental exercise to be
practised occasionally, but is a tried and true method to free the mind and body from the
suffering of clinging to fantasies and lies.

By continually behaving morally and with ethics, mindfulness also becomes the most
effective method to alleviate problems and pain, not only for ourselves but for others too.
"Do unto others as you would have done unto you". This simply means stopping all harm
to everyone and treating them with respect and care.

It may not be easy and it takes effort. It means looking very closely at ourselves, with
honesty. It means recognising and giving up the suffering nature of our life and our world.