After hearing Phiroz Mehta speak at the Buddhist Society, the Venerable Paññāvaddho said to him, “You have an unusual gift for putting things across. You ... See more should form a group to help people understand the background to Buddhism.” Phiroz was reluctant: “It is true that I can manage to present things, but this gives people a mistaken impression. They think I know a great deal, but in actual fact I do not.” Eventually pursuaded, Phiroz began holding meetings at his London home, Dilkusha, and had the foresight to record his talks on tape.