Everyone has their own take on Shakespeare, but what happens if you read Shakespeare as a Buddhist? Thought for the Day 26.4.2016 As we saw in the BBC celebration of Shakespeare on Saturday night, everyone has their own take on the playwright. If even Prince Charles...
South Wales is poor and steelworkers job losses will make it poorer still. What does Buddhism, with its stress on self development have to offer? And how does caring for yourself connect with caring for others? It’s been a bad week here South Wales, with news...
The response to David Bowie’s death shows his impact. What does his work mean for a Buddhist? Thought for the Day 13.1.2016 Speaking to friends since David Bowie’s death, I’ve noticed that each of us has woven him into a very personal story of our...
As Mark Zuckerberg announces that he plans to give away 99% of his vast fortune, what is the value of generosity and can it really make us happy? Although I’m a Buddhist, my family still celebrate Christmas in a secular sort of way. I enjoy it on the whole, but...
Education means discovering what we love and learning how that love can carry us forward. How can mindfulness help? A talk to a gathering of Head teachers of independent UK Girls Schools on the difference mindfulness can make to schools and their leaders Girls School...
Fifty years after the village of Capel Celyn in North Wales was flooded to make a reservoir, the wounds have not healed. What do we lose when we submerge the past and what can it teach us? Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales 16.10.2015 I have been moved to learn this week...
