Hungary’s Gypsy Buddhists & Religious Discrimination
Hungary's Gypsy Buddhists are under attack, along with other minority religious groups, from the country's far-right Catholic-supporting government
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Rugby Values
Welsh rugby is ascendent, English rugby's in the doghouse. This talk on BBC Radio Wales teases out the underlying values this reveals
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Learning from Ladakh: A Meeting with Helena Norberg Hodge
Helena Norberg Hodge saw the ill-effects of western-style development on the Himalayan Buddhist region, Ladakh. She has spent many years supporting sustainable development in Ladakh and reflecting on what development really means. I met her in Devon to talk about her work, her book 'Ancient Futures' and Ladakh's lessons for the West
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Secular Buddhist Reviews ‘Gautama Buddha’
This review of 'Gautama Buddha', my biography of the Buddha by Stephen Schettini appears on the website of the Secular Buddhist Association. "Vishvapani Blomfield’s Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One is one of a new breed of Buddha biographies..."
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Mindfulness in Action – new website
I've made a new website for my mindfulness training work at www.mindfulnessinaction.co.uk. It includes details of my courses, workshops and distance learning, as well as background material on MBSR and how it helps. There are media pieces and videos. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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Trouble in the Sangha: the Quarrel at Kausambi
When the monks of Kausambi started feuding, the Buddha told them that responding with loving kindness was more important than who was right. This talk explores Sangha, or spiritual community and the practice of facing its difficulties
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Vishvapani
I’m a writer and teacher of Buddhism, mindfulness & meditation based in Cardiff. My biography of the Buddha is just out. 