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Clarke Scott is a fully ordained Buddhist monk trained in the Tibetan tradition. A student of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Clarke has received personal instructions—direct one-to-one instructions—on Madhyamaka philosophy and meditation from His Holiness. Recently Clarke moved to Tasmania to pursue a Ph.D in Buddhist philosophy from the University of Tasmania.

Busy week – funerals prayers and school visits

The past week has been quite busy. First was the passing away of one of my teachers – Geshe Jampa Gyatso. I counselled a dying person days before their death. The funeral is tomorrow and I have been asked to say a few things and conduct a short prayer service.
You already know my feelings about funerals so

We also had a visit from 250 school kids from Ballarat Grammar. The kids ranged in age from 13 to 15. I spoke to them about Buddhism and meditation. They seemed to enjoy it, well they were attentive at least. We spent some time meditating on the breath, with no laughing or giggling. I think the teachers were quite surprised how quite they were.

After the session, I was asked if it would be possible for me to visit Ballarat Grammar for a week to give presentations on Buddhism and meditation. We are trying to get this to happen sometime next year.

I think having a monk visit schools for an extended period of time is a fantastic idea. I would like to see more schools participate in this exchange of knowledge. I guess all they have to do is ask.

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