by Vishvapani | Aug 27, 2011 | Buddhism, Buddhist World
The Cambodian Buddhist leader and peace activist Maha Ghosananda led the restoration of Buddhism in his homeland following the killing by the Khmer Rouge between 1976 and 1979 of all but 3,000 of the country’s 60,000 Buddhist monks. Despite losing his entire...
by Vishvapani | Aug 23, 2011 | Audio & Video, Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Talks
The Buddha of history is not the same as the archetypal Buddha, but we can come close to him through the words he left behind and though imagination. This was a keynote talk at the 2011 Triratna Buddhist Order Convention and reveals the Buddha to be a man of humour...
by Vishvapani | Aug 15, 2011 | Ethics, Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day, Saturday 13 August, 2011 In all the cacophony of indignation and analysis that followed this week’s riots, one voice stood out for me. Tariq Jahan’s son was killed when a car drove into a group of young Asians who were guarding the local shops in...
by Vishvapani | Jul 31, 2011 | Buddhism, Ethics, Mindfulness, Practice
Decisions shape our lives, but psychologists say we are remarkably bad at making them. That’s true of strategic decisions, tactical decisions and decisions made in the heat of the moment. Typically, we are poor at assessing risk, understanding probabilities and...
by Vishvapani | Jul 25, 2011 | Mindfulness, Reviews
Available Truth: Excursions into Buddhist Wisdom and the Natural World Nyanasobhano, an American actor/playwright turned Theravadin Buddhist, writes essays and reflections on the Buddhist path that stand well apart from the general run of writing on Buddhism...
