Buddhists often talk about Enlightenment, but what does it mean? The Buddha is the object of faith in Buddhism, so in what are we placing our faith?
Vishvapani (who has written a book about the Buddha) explores these questions and talks about what faith in the Buddha means for him.
Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 23:04:17 (30 mins)
I’m a writer and teacher of Buddhism, mindfulness and meditation based in Cardiff, UK and a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. My biography of the Buddha was published in 2011
What is the connection between mindfulness and ethics, and how does mindfulness fit into the Buddhist Path? In this talk, Vishvapani places mindfulness in an ethical context and explains what ethics means within Buddhism.
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 and how it...
Can We Create a Mindful Society?http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Can-Mindfulness-Change-Society-Vishvapani.mp3Society faces an array of challenges that require us to attend to our minds and mental states. The mental health crisis, the wellbeing...