Buddhism, Mindfulness & the Buddha in the Modern World from Vishvapani

Responding to Praise and Blame

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in Buddha, Ethics | 2 comments

What happens when we are praised - and what happens when we're criticised? Here's some advice from the Buddha, placed by later Buddhists on page 1 of the User's Manual of Buddhism

Read More

The Fall of a Banker

Posted by on Feb 3, 2012 in Comment, Thought for the Day | 0 comments

Fred Goodwin was a start of the banking world. His risks failed, the market turned and he's been stripped of his knighthood. The worldly winds are blowing again: Weekend Word (Good Morning Wales, 03/02/12)

Read More

Memento Mori

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Buddhism, Practice | 0 comments

It's easy to think that Insight, Wisdom and Enlightenment are far beyond the level of our experience. But if we reflect on our experience in the light of teachings such as the Worldly Winds we sometimes find that the deeper truths are present right now

Read More