Discover transformative power of prayer and spirit of ubuntu

In these times, what does it mean to be human? It is the ability to pray that fundamentally distinguishes human beings from animals.

- Loren Braithwaite Kabosha

Serious and sincere prayer in the present moment can change the effects of the past and create a new future.

Prayer enables each of us, individually and collectively, to fuse with the energy of compassion that pours forth from the deepest sources of cosmic life.

A Buddha appears in the world to relieve the torment of the inevitable suffering that all human beings on this planet experience. If we are afforded the privilege to live long enough, the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness and death cannot be avoided.

For some, experiencing these sufferings becomes a gateway to expand their understanding, empathy and compassion for others.

In the school of Buddhism founded by Nichiren Daishonin, now practised by millions in 192 countries, including more than 30 countries on the African continent, enlightenment is not about climbing an unimaginably high mountain to become a resplendent being at the summit.

Rather, it is about achieving a profound transformation in the depths of one’s heart. In Buddhist philosophy, we each have two opposing natures within us — one of good and one of evil.