by Vishvapani | May 18, 2019 | Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day
It’s fitting that Vesak, the festival Buddhists celebrate on Sunday to mark the Buddha and his understanding of the human condition, falls this year in Mental Health Awareness week. The story of the Buddha’s meeting with Kisagotami makes the connection....
by Vishvapani | Apr 12, 2019 | Featured, Thought for the Day
The first ever images of a black hole show us something strange and immense. But is that overwhelming or inspiring? Black Hole by Vishvapani | Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales 12.04.19 What’s the biggest thing in the news this week? The biggest story is clearly Brexit;...
by Vishvapani | Oct 13, 2018 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Eating meat increases global warming and causes animals to suffer. That’s why Buddhism sides with vegetarians and vegans in seeing food as a moral issue. The Edible is Ethical http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tftd181013.mp3 It’s a little...
by Vishvapani | Oct 6, 2018 | Featured, Thought for the Day
We know that climate change is happening, but our politics focuses elsewhere and our lifestyles remain the same. Real change means engaging our deepest values, and the Buddhist reflections on mortality, the world’s imperfection karma and the precious opportunity...
by Vishvapani | Aug 10, 2018 | Featured, Thought for the Day
As a society we constantly confront questions around how we should speak to each other about difficult issues. The Buddhist speech precepts offer a framework for ethical reflection on how we communicate Speech Precepts, Thought for the day 10.08.18...
by Vishvapani | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Creating a vast new forest inn Central England will help offset climate change, but it also appeals to the imagination. And that’s essential if we are to turn our environmental aspirations into reality...
