by Vishvapani | May 1, 2018 | Buddhism in the West, Featured, Thought for the Day
1968 saw riots in Paris and the start of western Buddhist movements. But who was right: the political or the spiritual revolutionaries? Thought for the Day 01/05/18 http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tftd180501.mp3 For anyone like me who...
by Vishvapani | Apr 20, 2018 | Thought for the Day
Behind Dale Winton’s breezy persona lay years of secret depression. Can mindfulness help people in his situation? Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales 20.04.18 The news that Dale Winton died on Wednesday, aged 62, has shone a light on the troubled life behind his...
by Vishvapani | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Education focuses more and more on learning skills. The Buddhist idea of ethics as skilfulness makes a link between ordinary skills and he rely of ethics and spiritual life. Skill and Skilfulness - Thought for the Day 30.01.2018 by Vishvapani...
by Vishvapani | Sep 12, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tftd170912.mp3 In Burma Buddhists are committing atrocities against Muslim Rohingyas. We must speak out, not just against the violence, but the very idea of a Buddhist nation that underpins it. Thought for the...
by Vishvapani | Sep 5, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Police officers, and others in the public sector, often care deeply about what they do. But pressure is growing and stress is rising. Buddhist-inspired emotional intelligence can speak to these difficulties The president of the Police Superintendents’...
by Vishvapani | Jul 1, 2017 | Featured, Thought for the Day
We need to establish ground rules for how data is used and intelligent machines operate. What goals does Buddhism propose? Listen Thought for the Day 1.7.2017 https://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tftd170701.mp3 Recent cyber attacks on the NHS and...
