by Vishvapani | Mar 11, 2014 | Interviews & Discussion Programmes
I am one of three speakers on this BBC radio 4 discussion programme on the spiritual significance of wilderness. Listen Here’s the text from the bbc.co.uk: The Christian season of Lent is a time for recalling the forty days and nights spent by Jesus in the...
by Vishvapani | Mar 7, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
When controversy is met by criticism what happens to free speech? As novelist Hilary Mantel speaks out at her treatment in the media, what do Buddhist teachings have to say about the ethics of communication? Thought for the Day 7/3.2014 A year ago Hilary Mantel, the...
by Vishvapani | Feb 28, 2014 | Featured, Mindfulness, Thought for the Day
The mindfulness movements show that, in our speedy, stressed out society ancient wisdom traditions are more relevant than ever The former Speaker, Bernard Weatherill once told a friend of mine that when the Commons was in uproar he groaned inwardly and then turned to...
by Vishvapani | Feb 25, 2014 | Buddhism in the West, Mindfulness
Here is a clip of a news programme on PM, the BBC Radio 4 afternoon news programme describing the mindfulness courses that have been running in Westminster for MPs and Lords. Listen Now This is the first mainstream coverage of the courses I know of other than a blog...
by Vishvapani | Feb 20, 2014 | Comment, Featured, Mindfulness
Mindfulness practice is sometimes presented as a way of coping better with what society throws at us. But the implicit message is more radical and more political. What does mindfulness tell us about our society and how we might change it? The recent cover of Time...
