by Vishvapani | Nov 8, 2011 | Buddha, Buddhism, Practice, Talks
Trouble in the Sangha: the Buddha’s teaching following the Quarrel at Kosambi Sangha Day, 2011 (Talk at Cardiff Buddhist Centre) Listen to the talk The Sangha Jewel represents an ideal of unity and harmony in the spiritual community of Buddhists. But unlike the...
by Vishvapani | Oct 30, 2011 | Buddhism in the West, Buddhist World
The future is bright … but is it saffron? What is the Future of Buddhism in the West? I recently enjoyed listening to a 30-minute discussion on Buddhism in the West on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Beyond Belief’. It was a good programme and as it happens two of the three...
by Vishvapani | Oct 30, 2011 | Buddhism in the West, Reviews
Madame Blavatsky’s Baboon: Theosophy and the Emergence of the Western Guru by Peter Washington, Secker & Warburg, 1993, pp. 470 h/b, £20.00 Riding the Tiger by Lama Ole Nydahl, Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1992, pp. 496, £14.95 p/b Zen In America by Helen...
by Vishvapani | Oct 20, 2011 | Buddhism, Ethics, Thought for the Day
As the UK debates how much women should be paid to donate eggs to infertile couples for IVF this Thought for the Day explores the real value of altruism, placing it in the context of Mahayana Buddhist teachings Thought for the Day 20/10/2012 How much...
by Vishvapani | Oct 10, 2011 | Buddhism, Practice
Insight, Wisdom and Enlightenment are big, impressive and rather scary words. It’s easy to think that they are far beyond the level of our daily practice and that what’s relevant right now is just simple ethics, mindfulness and trying to be kind. But digging a bit...
by Vishvapani | Oct 9, 2011 | Buddhism, Comment, Thought for the Day
This Thought for the Day reflects on the worldly winds as the news shows them blowing through the lives of those caught up in a maelstrom they never expected Listen to the broadcast. Step back from the details of several stories that have dominated the headlines...
