by Vishvapani | May 4, 2023 | Featured, Thought for the Day
I’ll watch the Coronation this weekend, but how can I say ‘God Save the King’ when I don’t believe in God? King Charles philosophy of ‘Harmony’ could make a connection Thought for the Day BBC Radio 4, 4 May 2023 I think I’ll watch the Coronation this...
by Vishvapani | Apr 28, 2023 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Sentient AI is making us ask: what is consciousness? For Buddhism, the real issue is what consciousness is for, and the answer involves compassion Can Artificial Intelligence systems be sentient? Philosophers call consciousness ‘the hard problem’ because we can’t...
by Vishvapani | Mar 16, 2023 | arts, Featured, Thought for the Day
The Oscar Winning movie, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once is a parable of life and survival in the age of infinite possibilities Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 16/03/2023 Blinking my way out of the movie that this week won seven Oscars, I knew it was...
by Vishvapani | Mar 10, 2023 | arts, Featured, Thought for the Day
As the classic Pink Floyd Album turns fifty it still resonates as a search for meaning in a hostile world BBC Radio 4, Thought for the Day, 10/03/2023 I’m sixteen years old, far from sober, gazing up at the star-filled sky and a soundtrack starts in my head. Ba-boom,...
by Vishvapani | Jan 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Thought for the Day
As the government and public bodies in the UK face ethical scrutiny, we need to see ethics as Buddhists do: starting with individuals and matter of training Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 26.01.2023 The Committee for Standards in Public Life, which reported again...
by Vishvapani | Dec 7, 2022 | Environment, Featured, Thought for the Day
The UN Biodiversity Conference is a last ditch effort to safeguard the living world. We shouldrespond with the spirit of the Bodhisattva Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4. .7.10.2022 What are animals for? Or plants, fish and insects? The utilitarian answer is...
