Amid the conflict over Brexit, perhaps the best contribution a Buddhist can make is not about the substance, but about how we conduct the debate itselfTalk on BBC Wales, Weekend Word, 14.12.2018 Whatever you think about Brexit, most people would agree that we’re in a...
Eating meat increases global warming and causes animals to suffer. That’s why Buddhism sides with vegetarians and vegans in seeing food as a moral issue. The Edible is Ethical http://www.wiseattention.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tftd181013.mp3 It’s a little...
We know that climate change is happening, but our politics focuses elsewhere and our lifestyles remain the same. Real change means engaging our deepest values, and the Buddhist reflections on mortality, the world’s imperfection karma and the precious opportunity...
As a society we constantly confront questions around how we should speak to each other about difficult issues. The Buddhist speech precepts offer a framework for ethical reflection on how we communicate Speech Precepts, Thought for the day 10.08.18...
Creating a vast new forest inn Central England will help offset climate change, but it also appeals to the imagination. And that’s essential if we are to turn our environmental aspirations into reality...
The Thai boys who were lost in a cave are spending time as novice Buddhist monks. Does gratitude offer an alternative way to recover from trauma? I only really connected with the story of the boys lost in the caves of Northern Thailand when I saw the footage of them...
