by Vishvapani | Oct 31, 2025 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Turning towards pain and suffering is a key to healing and it’s a key to creativity. Abeer Ameer’s remarkable journey helped me face what’s happened in the Gaza War About ten years ago a young Muslim woman called Abeer Ameer came on a mindfulness...
by Vishvapani | Jul 26, 2024 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Dressage Champion Charlotte Dujardin’s withdrawal from the Olympics when video footage showed her maltreating a horse raise questions about where the balance lies between discipline and abuse. How can we find the middle way? Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 26...
by Vishvapani | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured, Thought for the Day
When AI Systems Try to deal with bias they encounter an underlying truth: no one’s perceptions are wholly true. Tackling that starts with ourselves Think of a doctor or a lawyer. If what comes to mind is the image of a white man, does that show your unconscious...
by Vishvapani | May 19, 2023 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Trans debates are just one battleground in the Culture Wars. Learning fromthe Buddha, how can we make peace? Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 19.05.2023 Andrew,’ I said. ‘You look … different.’ My old friend was wearing a dress and makeup and his hair had grown. ‘I am...
by Vishvapani | Mar 21, 2020 | Comment, Featured, Thought for the Day
Facing a Covid lockdown, let’s look after our minds and connect with the people around us COVID-19 is simultaneously driving us apart and pushing us together. Self-isolating, social distancing, and the lockdown that’s happening in countries ahead of us on the...
