This time of year Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, literally sparkles as the world famous Christmas markets open and visitors flock to the city to browse the stalls, dine in the restaurants and enjoy the fairground attractions.

But last night, in the midst of the festivities, a quiet and peaceful space appeared as Gen-la Kunsang gave a Public Talk organised by KMC Edinburgh entitled How to Handle Anything -  Meditations for when Life Happens.

It was a powerful reminder of the fact that no matter how seemingly attractive things might appear on the outside, life is always presenting us with challenges and the only real happiness we will ever find is what we create for ourselves inside our mind.

Without meditation there is no real happiness.