The Meaning of Faith

Faith is ‘the first of the five spiritual faculties’ taught by the Buddha; but in English it has many associations – ‘blind faith’, ‘leaps of faith’, faith as the alternative to ‘reason’ and so on. Vishvapani speaks about what faith means for Buddhists in...
The Skill of Ethics

The Skill of Ethics

Education focuses more and more on learning skills. The Buddhist idea of ethics as skilfulness makes a link between ordinary skills and he rely of ethics and spiritual life. Skill and Skilfulness - Thought for the Day 30.01.2018 by Vishvapani...
Poverty Safari – Review

Poverty Safari – Review

Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey Luarth Press, 2017 Poverty Safari starts with an account of something that’s becoming very familiar to me: going into a prison to run a group (I teach mindfulness). What McGarvey adds to my understanding of that situation is an...
Can We Create A Mindful Society?

Can We Create A Mindful Society?

Can We Create a Mindful Society? http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Can-Mindfulness-Change-Society-Vishvapani.mp3 Society faces an array of challenges that require us to attend to our minds and mental states. The mental health crisis, the...