by Vishvapani | Aug 31, 2016 | Featured, Thought for the Day
I once spent a month in a monastery in the mountains of Bhutan. It sounds romantic, and the pristine beauty lived up to the image. When I left a mule driver came to take my belongings and watched bemused as I tried to attach my refuse bags to the animal. The mule...
by Vishvapani | Jul 8, 2016 | Thought for the Day
Here in Wales, we’re simultaneously mourning the Football team’s exit from Euro 2016 and celebrating their achievements. How the Buddha’s teachings help us manage life’s ups and downs? Weekend Word, 16.07.08 ‘Gutted but proud’. That’s been the...
by Vishvapani | May 21, 2016 | Buddha, Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day
On Buddha Day Buddhists ask what the Buddha means today, so long after his death. Is he an historical figure or an eternal principle? Thought for the Day 21.6. 2016 hen Gautama, the man history knows as The Buddha, died two-and-a-half thousand years ago his followers...
by Vishvapani | May 3, 2016 | Thought for the Day
As British seven year-olds take national tests, what does Buddhism have to say about the ethical core of education? Friday is my son’s seventh birthday, and after the cards and presents he’ll go off to school where like thousands of other children, he’ll be sitting...
by Vishvapani | Apr 26, 2016 | arts, Thought for the Day
Everyone has their own take on Shakespeare, but what happens if you read Shakespeare as a Buddhist? Thought for the Day 26.4.2016 As we saw in the BBC celebration of Shakespeare on Saturday night, everyone has their own take on the playwright. If even Prince Charles...
by Vishvapani | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Thought for the Day
South Wales is poor and steelworkers job losses will make it poorer still. What does Buddhism, with its stress on self development have to offer? And how does caring for yourself connect with caring for others? It’s been a bad week here South Wales, with news...
