by Vishvapani | Nov 21, 2013 | Buddhism, Featured, Mindfulness, Practice
The criticisms that can be legitimately levelled at Mindfulness Based Approaches boil down to a single issue: the entire mindfulness movement is based around eight-week courses. Teachers of secular mindfulness, along with others such as Buddhists, need to face this...
by Vishvapani | Nov 15, 2013 | Thought for the Day
It’s Children in Need Day and the 75th anniversary of Krystallnacht, when my father watched the synagogue burning. The significance of how we respond isn’t just the money. It also says something about who we are and our relationships with others Weekend...
by Vishvapani | Nov 8, 2013 | Comment, Thought for the Day
Remembrance Sunday is an invitation to find a space in our harried lives for a silent opening to all that war has meant for the country: a national meditation on what Wilfred Owen called ‘the truth untold / the pity of war, the pity war distilled.’ Thought for the Day...
by Vishvapani | Oct 3, 2013 | Mindfulness
Mindfulness is all the rage, but there are many misconceptions. It isn’t a form of relaxation, a technique, or even a meditation practice. It isn’t about doing things slowly or emptying your mind; it isn’t Buddhist, and it isn’t scientific. It isn’t easy … but, then...
by Vishvapani | Sep 7, 2013 | Thought for the Day
As my son has his first day at school, here is a reflection on what I hope for from his education. There’s more to learning than knowledge. What does it mean to learn, not just about the world, but how to live well within it Yesterday was my son’s first day at...
