by Vishvapani | Sep 24, 2012 | Buddhism
Reflection on karma: our actions have consequences for better or for worse Everywhere I look in the universe I see things arising and passing away in dependence upon conditions. From galaxies and stars to micro-organisms, this pattern holds true. Things aren’t...
by Vishvapani | Sep 22, 2012 | Buddhism
Reflection on Death Here is my version of the second of the four reminders (also called the Four Preliminary Reflections): reflection on death and mortality. One day I will die. I cannot avoid it. It comes to everyone, and it will come to me. Everyone who has lived in...
by Vishvapani | Sep 20, 2012 | Buddhism, Practice
The Four Reminders are guided reflections on what Buddhism considers the basic facts of life. Turning them over is a way of reminding ourselves of what we know, but forget and jolting ourselves into activity. Here’s my version of the first of those reflections...
by Vishvapani | Sep 15, 2012 | Buddha, Ethics, Featured
A vivid account in one of the earliest Buddhist texts describes how the Buddha guided his disciples in responding skilfully to both praise and blame. The story is full of his wisdom about how we can avoid harming ourselves or others through our speech and how we can...
by Vishvapani | Sep 14, 2012 | Thought for the Day
23 Years after the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, when 96 people were crushed to death, a government-commissioned Independent Panel has concluded that police failures contributed to the tragedy; more lives could have been saved; and after the event the South Yorkshire...
