by Vishvapani | May 2, 2015 | Featured, Thought for the Day
We often turn away from the suffering around us or in the news. But, following the Nepalese earthquake, what happens when we open up? Thought for the Day 2/5/2015 Some years ago I was travelling in northern India when my group stopped at a roadside chai stop....
by Vishvapani | Feb 27, 2015 | Thought for the Day
Public fury at politicians are on the make shows that we want them to serve, not profit. Thats an inkling of the Buddhist practice of dedicating one’s whole life to serving all beings Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales, 27.2.2015 Whatever Jack Straw and Malcolm...
by Vishvapani | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured, Secular Mindfulness, Thought for the Day
Our Criminal Justice System is under pressure and failing to stop reoffending. As Vishvapani is learning through working in this field, mindfulness and Buddhist principles offer the basis of an alternative approach This week the Scottish government announced that it’s...
by Vishvapani | Dec 18, 2014 | Buddhism, Featured, Thought for the Day
What are the ultimate causes of the Pakistan school massacre, and how can we how can we stop violence proliferating – in our minds and in the world? Of all the horrors we’ve seen in the international conflict with radical Islam, Wednesday’s...
by Vishvapani | Nov 28, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
The UK faces an obesity crisis. But what are the underlying causes of poor health and what conduces to flourishing? Weekend Word, BBC Radio Wales, 28/11/2014 Yesterday we heard that Wales’ has the biggest childhood obesity problem in the UK and one...
by Vishvapani | Aug 21, 2014 | Featured, Thought for the Day
Following the execution of journalist James Foley by ISIS the video was posted online. Foley is the victim, but not the target. We are. The horror and revulsion most of us naturally feel at these images has been calculated and prompted. How can we engage responsibly...
