by Vishvapani | Jul 13, 2022 | Buddhism, Comment, Environment, Featured, Thought for the Day
As food prices rise, we need to question the system that created it. Systems thinking and the Buddhist teaching of Dependent Arising can help Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 13.07.2022 As food prices rise, many people here in Wales, as elsewhere, are skipping meals...
by Vishvapani | Jul 6, 2022 | arts, Featured, Thought for the Day
Visionary theatre director Peter Brook created Holy Theatre in an ‘Empty Space’, echoing the Buddhist teaching of Emptiness and Tibetan Buddhist meditation Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 06 July 2022 When I was a theatre student in the 1980s Peter Book,...
by Vishvapani | May 12, 2022 | Buddhism, Thought for the Day
A battle is under way between governments wanting to rein in social media, and advocates of unfettered free speech. We need to reconsider what skilful communication looks like, and the Buddha is an outstanding exemplar Thought for the Day BBC Radio 4, 12.05.2022...
by Vishvapani | May 7, 2022 | Buddhism, Environment, Thought for the Day
Climate change is often presented as a technical issue that needs a technical fix, but as the IPCC recognise, it has an ‘inner dimension’ that aligns with Buddhist teachings Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 07.05.2022 My son turns thirteen today and it...
by Vishvapani | Apr 6, 2022 | Reviews, Triratna
The Sound of One HandBy SatyadasaWindhorse Publications, 2022 Like Satyadasa I’ve been a part of the Triratna Buddhist Community for the whole of my adult life. He’s about a decade younger than me, but many of the Triratna experiences he describes in The Sound of One...