On June 26th 2019 I represented Buddhists at a gathering of the interfaith group The Faith For The Climate Network. Here’s my talk This is text of my talk to the Faith for the Climate speakers meeting at Church House on June 25th. The other speakers...
It’s fitting that Vesak, the festival Buddhists celebrate on Sunday to mark the Buddha and his understanding of the human condition, falls this year in Mental Health Awareness week. The story of the Buddha’s meeting with Kisagotami makes the connection....
To live sustainably we need to change our lifestyles and that means changing our image of ‘the good life’ Where can we find values to support that? Listen Here At the start of the mindfulness courses I teach I lead the group through a simple exercise. Each...
Wales is pioneering a radical approach to sustainable development that links climate change with other kinds of social change. It chimes with Buddhism’s holistic view of wellbeing The Wellbeing of Future Generations by Vishvapani | Thought for the Day 26.1.2019...
Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order died on 30th October 2019, aged 93. This is an ‘official’ obituary, which I wrote well in advance of the event, plus a talk I gave at the Cardiff Buddhist Centre on the evening of the day he...
1968 saw riots in Paris and the start of western Buddhist movements. But who was right: the political or the spiritual revolutionaries? Thought for the Day 01/05/18 http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tftd180501.mp3 For anyone like me who...
