by Vishvapani | Jun 22, 2013 | Thought for the Day
Buddhist mobs have been killing Moslems in Burma. How did we come to this pass and how must Buddhism reform itself? Thought for the Day 22/6/2013 If you look in a newsagent today you’ll see, gazing out from the cover of Time magazine, a Buddhist monk dressed in the...
by Vishvapani | Jun 14, 2013 | Buddha, Thought for the Day
As Buddhists celebrated Wesak, Vishvapani reflected on the continuing relevance of the Buddha. ‘Standing apart from political struggles he offered a distinctive outlook on their causes …’ A few hours ago we passed the May full moon. Most of us barely...
by Vishvapani | Jun 7, 2013 | Thought for the Day
More of us are living longer, contracting cancer and often surviving it. As the shape of our lives changes, how can we adjust, applying the Buddhist teaching of the value of facing squarely old age, disease and death. Thought for the Day 8/6/2013 Some time ago the...
by Vishvapani | Jun 5, 2013 | Thought for the Day
What do you do when the news is full of stories of murder and kidnap that you don’t want to hear but keep listening to? It shows what a strong habit the news can be. So how can we manage the pull of the news and the itch for stimulation? I had a problem...
by Vishvapani | May 16, 2013 | Buddhism, Reviews
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom By Rich Hanson and Richard Mendius New Harbinger Publications, 2009 There is a buzz around the application of neuroscience to meditation. It works in a couple of ways: meditators are being...
