Compassion is one of the most revered qualities in Buddhism and great compassion is a sign of a highly realized human being.

Although Buddhism is most predominant in Asia, it is also now widely embraced in the US.

Vajrayana Buddhism practices are connected to specific lineages in Buddhism, through the teachings of lineage holders.

Today we look into the most accepted and practiced form of Buddhism – Mahayana Buddhism.

This week I would like to revisit the basics of Buddhism. It is often said that we forget what we learn in order to make room for new knowledge. Now whether this is true or not is debatable but lets face it – we are human and we can and do forget. so lets begin with the many forms of Buddhism.