"If we can grow into the ability to hold the gifts and difficulties then life can present itself and we can embrace it all ... that's freedom" - Dr. Jennifer Howard
Meaning “The teaching of the Elders.” Considered to be the oldest school of Buddhism, dating from approximately 250 BCE, during the reign of Emperor Asoka in India. Theravada Buddhism states that awareness grows from the practitioner’s experience and examination of his life, in addition to the guidance and wisdom of his teachers.
