From the very first session, I saw how 16 Guidelines could be integrated, not only into my personal life, but also my professional life, which at that time was head teacher of a rural school in Aberdeenshire. Fast forward to June 2020 and I have just delivered my first 'Building Your Inner Strength: 16 Guidelines for Life' course, online, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. If ever there was a time for 16 Guidelines, it is now!
Read MoreFacilitator and recent member of our Senior Faculty Team Martha shares her experience of her journey with Universal Education, FDCW and 16G.
Read MoreIanzhina Bartanova, Executive Director, FPMT Mongolia has reported on the success of the recent Building on the Basics, 16 Guidelines for Life course. Three participants started the course in August last year and completed their qualification in November 2019. Here are some words from the participants about their experience.
Read MoreCharlotte Elliot who lives in UK and is a Trustee at the Land of Joy in Northumberland. She is a FDCW Facilitator and FSS trainer for FPMT and trains FPMT students around the world about FPMT Centres, culture, programs, resources etc.
Read MoreFacilitator and recent member of our Senior Faculty Team Martha shares her experience of leading a 16G course in Mexico in October 2019. In this report she has summarised the feedback some of the participants shared after an enriching weekend exploring Universal Education.
Read MoreWe are pleased to release this new FREE resource. The Guide is an easy-to-follow weekly outline for anyone interested in exploring universal values such as humility, kindness, compassion, aspiration, service, courage, in discussion with others.
The Guide is based on our 16 Guidelines for Life program and draws inspiration from the 16G book.
Read MoreOur Marketing and Communications Manager Zoe participated in the first ‘Building Inner Strength’ 16 Guidelines for life course of 2020 here at the FDCW Headquarters at the Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London. Here are her words to describe her experience,
Read MoreOur Facilitator Cecilia Buzón spent a week in Mongolia in September last year and has done some outstanding work in sharing a full variety of our secular activities working with 16G within different segments of the local community, including a pilot session of our upcoming programme 16G for children and teens.
Read More“An extraordinary experience, an intense moment of self-discovery and discovery of others. The rediscovery of simple human exchanges, as they should always be. The feeling of being a child again.””
Read MoreTiziana has recently completed the Building Balanced Empathy training with FDCW. She is an active member of FPMT, has been volunteering for many years and is training to be an FPMT teacher. We have asked her a few questions to shine light on her personal journey and her experience with Buddhism and Universal Education.
Read MoreOne of our faculty members Mabel Odessey has been spreading the values of Universal Education in the tropical island of Mauritius, known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs, Mabel brought a new perspective with her teachings to the remote community.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to introduce Filipa Silva, our newly accredited 16 Guidelines Facilitator, to the FDCW Team. Filipa is our first Portuguese speaking Facilitator to join the group of UE-Educators, she has also tremendously translated the 16G course materials into her local language which can now be shared and taught in the wider community. We are very grateful for Filipa’s contributions and we look forward to her work in spreading UE in Portugal! We asked Filipa to tell us more about her UE journey and how the 16 Guidelines have impacted her life. Read on to hear Filipa’s inspiring story.
Read MoreEveryone wants and needs respect. It is a prerequisite for human beings to relate to each other in a positive and constructive way. Respect acknowledges that we have the same basic needs, whether physical, psychological or spiritual, and that other people’s experience and wisdom can be helpful to us.
Read MoreIt is logical to feel loyalty towards the people we feel close to, especially if we want them to be loyal to us. But can this feeling of closeness go further?
Read MoreCeci lives in Argentina and is a neuro-educator. She works as a teacher and consultant. Ceci is accredited as a 16 Guidelines Level 1 facilitator and delivers workshops across South and Central America. She delivers workshops in Spanish and English.
Read MoreWords! Love them or hate them, it often feels like we’re drowning in the noise they create – not only in our own ears, or on the page, but in our heads. They have the power to uplift us and to cast us down, to liberate and to entrap.
Read MoreLearning to appreciate every single thing that happens as a potential source of insight and growth is one of the key ingredients for a happy life.
Read MoreIn some ways generosity seems a crazy, counter-cultural way to behave. Instead of keeping our time, energy or possessions for ourselves, we give them away. There’s something very powerful about choosing to do this.
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