by Vishvapani | Apr 7, 2017 | Thought for the Day
Compassion is what happens when a loving heart meets suffering. Following the chemical attack in Syria and American strikes, what is a compassionate response? Weekend Word, BBC Wales 07.04.2017 Sometimes words fail. I won’t try to evoke what we’ve...
by Vishvapani | Feb 15, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Today is Parinirvana Day when Buddhists mark the death of the Buddha. The body’s impermanence calls us to be mindful and alert Thought for the Day 15/2/2017 Today Buddhists mark the death of the Buddha in a festival called Parinirvana Day. Aged 35, 4 or 500...
by Vishvapani | Jan 18, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Martin Scorsese’s film, Silence, shows Buddhists persecuting Christians in Japan, opening a window on the dark side of Buddhist history? How should modern Buddhists respond? It’s intriguing to hear that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have...
by Vishvapani | Jan 11, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
The childhood mental health crisis demands we think differently about our society. Buddhism & mindfulness show how we can take account of our minds When I was a kid, flinging insults around in the playground I remember us saying: ‘You’re a looney. You...
by Vishvapani | Sep 14, 2016 | Featured, Thought for the Day
http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tftd160914.mp3 The celebrations of Roald Dahl Day show that his wonderful and highly moral books are as fresh as ever. What does child’s-eye morality mean for adults? Yesterday, I took my son...
by Vishvapani | Sep 7, 2016 | Featured, Thought for the Day
http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tftd160907.mp3 Setting alight a replica of London in 1666 to commemorate the Great Fire of London was a stirring evocation of impermanence I wish I’d been at the Tate Modern on Sunday night when a 120 metre...
