by Vishvapani | Dec 28, 2014 | Vishvapani
Wise Attention hosts writing on Buddhism and mindfulness by Vishvapani. I live in Cardiff, UK, with my wife and son and most of my work as a teacher and writer is focused on Buddhism and mindfulness. I discovered meditation and Buddhism when I was 14 and became a...
by Vishvapani | Dec 18, 2014 | Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day
What are the ultimate causes of the Pakistan school massacre, and how can we how can we stop violence proliferating – in our minds and in the world? Of all the horrors we’ve seen in the international conflict with radical Islam, Wednesday’s...
by Vishvapani | Dec 17, 2014 | Buddhism in the West, Featured, Mindfulness
I’d like to share news of a unique, project I’m involved in right now: The Mindfulness Initiative and the Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in the UK parliament. I’m a Mindfulness Initiative Associate and part of a team editing APPG’s report called, A...
by Vishvapani | Dec 10, 2014 | Reflections
Kisagotami lost her child and went mad. The Buddha’s skilful teaching helped her see a wider truth One day when the Buddha was teaching a woman called Kisagotami, burst in on him. She was distraught and on her hip she carried a baby. She threw herself at...
by Vishvapani | Nov 28, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
The UK faces an obesity crisis. But what are the underlying causes of poor health and what conduces to flourishing? Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales, 28/11/2014 Yesterday we heard that Wales’ has the biggest childhood obesity problem in the UK and one...
