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About Wise Attention

Posted by on Jul 8, 2011 in About | 0 comments

Welcome to Wise Attention: exploring what it means to practice Buddhism, mindfulness and ethics in the modern world. You’ll find reviews, talks, broadcasts, interviews and reflections on the arts and current events as well as background material to my book on the Buddha and the opportunity to learn mindfulness. Follow us here, by email or on Facebook

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Buddha’s Brain: Review

Posted by on May 16, 2013 in Buddhism, Featured, Reviews | 0 comments

There is a buzz around the application of neuroscience to meditation, but can science really tell us more about meditation? Buddha’s Brain reviewed by Vishvapani

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The Measles Epidemic and Making Wise Choices

Posted by on Apr 27, 2013 in Comment, Featured | 0 comments

The measles cases in South Wales stems from parents’ fear and confusion. Here’s the Buddha’s advice on making wiser decisions and confronting our fears, rather than being driven by them.

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Bradley Manning & the Ethics of Communication

Posted by on Mar 4, 2013 in Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day | 0 comments

Imagine you are Bradley Manning in 2009: a low-ranking US intelligence officer stationed in Iraq with access to vast amounts of diplomatic and military data. You discover much that you consider unethical. So do you keep quiet, or do you leak the information, risking the prospect of decades in military prison?

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Buddhism and Abortion

Posted by on Feb 21, 2013 in Buddhism, Ethics, Featured | 0 comments

Buddhism has traditionally opposed abortion, while tolerating its practice. Exploring this difficult territory means looking at ethics from a Buddhist perspective and considering how we balance compassion for the unborn child and for the mother

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Richard III and the Buddha

Posted by on Feb 8, 2013 in arts, Featured, Thought for the Day | 0 comments

The discovery of the skeleton of Richard III in a Leicester car park has sparked worldwide interest. What does it tell us about our relationship with the figures that shape our sense of history or with the Buddha

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Mindful Weight Loss: Fasting and Eating Habits

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013 in Featured, Thought for the Day | 0 comments

Why is it so hard to maintain weight-loss diets? Fasting is a time-honoured practice that brings more awareness to eating and helps us shift long-standing habits

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Books on the Karmapa Controversy

Posted by on Jan 23, 2013 in Buddhist World, Featured, Reviews | 1 comment

Two rival candidates currently claim the position of Karmapa, leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The controversy has split the school and prompted a flurry of books describing the conflict. But what is really going on in this dispute, and why have westerners been caught up in it? Here’s a review of three of those books and another exploring western responses to Tibetan Buddhism

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UK Parliament Debates Mindfulness

Posted by on Jan 18, 2013 in Buddhism in the West, Featured, Mindfulness | 2 comments

Chris Ruane, the MP for the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales initiated a debate in the UK House of Commons on mindfulness, especially focusing on how it can help the unemployed.

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Pilgrimage to Auschwitz

Posted by on Jan 1, 2013 in Buddhism, Buddhism in the West, Featured, Practice | 0 comments

Some years ago I attended a Bearing Witness Retreat at Auschwitz concentration camp. It as a sobering, but deeply stirring experience.

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Marketing wants your attention: choose wisely where you pay it

Posted by on Dec 1, 2012 in Featured, Thought for the Day | 1 comment

Advertising, marketing and retail promotions all want something from us: time, attention and money. How can Buddhism help us notice and withstand their effect?

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About Wise Attention

Wise Attention explores what it means to practice Buddhism, mindfulness and ethics in the modern world. There’s background material on my book on the Buddha, reflections on the arts and current events; reviews and talks. Some of the material will be past writing reposted, but there's plenty of new material as well.