by Vishvapani | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured, Secular Mindfulness, Thought for the Day
Our Criminal Justice System is under pressure and failing to stop reoffending. As Vishvapani is learning through working in this field, mindfulness and Buddhist principles offer the basis of an alternative approach This week the Scottish government announced that it’s...
by Vishvapani | Dec 18, 2014 | Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day
What are the ultimate causes of the Pakistan school massacre, and how can we how can we stop violence proliferating – in our minds and in the world? Of all the horrors we’ve seen in the international conflict with radical Islam, Wednesday’s...
by Vishvapani | Nov 28, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
The UK faces an obesity crisis. But what are the underlying causes of poor health and what conduces to flourishing? Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales, 28/11/2014 Yesterday we heard that Wales’ has the biggest childhood obesity problem in the UK and one...
by Vishvapani | Aug 21, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Following the execution of journalist James Foley by ISIS the video was posted online. Foley is the victim, but not the target. We are. The horror and revulsion most of us naturally feel at these images has been calculated and prompted. How can we engage responsibly...
by Vishvapani | Aug 14, 2014 | Buddhism, Featured, Mindfulness, Thought for the Day
In the wake of Robin Williams’ suicide, we’re talking more about mental illness and distress. Here’s how mindfulness can help in working with difficult mental states Hearing the reflections around Robin Williams’ death, I wonder if we’re finally...
by Vishvapani | Aug 7, 2014 | Thought for the Day
Play is important for children and adults too. What would it be like if everything you did felt like play? Thought for the Day 7/8/2014 Summer holidays are a challenge. My five year-old son can run all day if he’s with other children. If he isn’t, he drags me behind...
