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...
by Vishvapani | Aug 23, 2022 | Buddhism, Environment, Featured, Thought for the Day
We’re in a drought, and caring for our water supply means feeling it’s importance. We need to get wet Thought For The Day 23.08.2022 Across the country record low rainfall and high temperatures have depleted reservoirs and dried up rivers. We’ve seen...
by Vishvapani | Jul 13, 2022 | Buddhism, Comment, Environment, Featured, Thought for the Day
As food prices rise, we need to question the system that created it. Systems thinking and the Buddhist teaching of Dependent Arising can help Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 13.07.2022 As food prices rise, many people here in Wales, as elsewhere, are skipping meals...
by Vishvapani | May 7, 2022 | Buddhism, Environment, Thought for the Day
Climate change is often presented as a technical issue that needs a technical fix, but as the IPCC recognise, it has an ‘inner dimension’ that aligns with Buddhist teachings Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 07.05.2022 My son turns thirteen today and it...
by Vishvapani | Dec 3, 2021 | Comment, Environment, Featured, Thought for the Day
Vishvapani: Thought for the Day 03.12.2021 Climate change means we must change our lifestyles. How can we enhance the quality of our lives without increasing the quantity of our stuff? Did I miss a memo? COP26 finished just three weeks ago having presented a powerful...
by Vishvapani | Jan 26, 2019 | Buddhism, Comment, Environment, Politics
Wales is pioneering a radical approach to sustainable development that links climate change with other kinds of social change. It chimes with Buddhism’s holistic view of wellbeing The Wellbeing of Future Generations by Vishvapani | Thought for the Day 26.1.2019...
