When the lights go out, we glimpse our dependence on conditions and lack of control. It's also a window onto our interconnected place in the fabric of life. Interconnectedness and the Systems we Depend...
Thought for the Day
The Wisdom of Trees
Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales, 02/08/2019 Some years ago, I moved into a suburban house with a large, nondescript garden and started to imagine how it might look. Before long I’d caught the gardening bug and I’ve gradually created a beautiful space filled with flowers...

Mental Health, the Buddha and Kisagotami
It's fitting that Vesak, the festival Buddhists celebrate on Sunday to mark the Buddha and his understanding of the human condition, falls this year in Mental Health Awareness week. The story of the Buddha's meeting with Kisagotami makes the connection. mental health,...
Climate Change & The Good Life
To live sustainably we need to change our lifestyles and that means changing our image of 'the good life' Where can we find values to support that? Listen Here At the start of the mindfulness courses I teach I lead the group through a simple exercise. Each person is...

Peering into a Black Hole
The first ever images of a black hole show us something strange and immense. But is that overwhelming or inspiring? Black Holeby Vishvapani | Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales 12.04.19What’s the biggest thing in the news this week? The biggest story is clearly Brexit;...