"Buddhist" Nationalist Violence

Vishvapani discusses the phenomenon of "Buddhist" nationalist violence.



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The Divine Messages of Old Age, Disease and Death

Some time ago the news that a member of my family might have cancer filled me with terror: in my mind a positive diagnosis would have been a death sentence......................



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Following the News, or Not

In this talk Vishvapani discusses how we can become obsessed with following "the news" and what our reactions can be.



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Wesak

Vishvapani on the May full moon, the festival of Wesak, the recent violence in Woolwich and around the World and the relevance of the Buddha's enlightenment.



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Poverty and the New Pope

This is another non-Buddhist Thought this time by Abdal Hakim Murad who is a British Sufi Muslim researcher, writer and teacher. He talks here of the choice of a new pope and of World poverty and the growing wealth of the privileged minority, he also mentions the Buddha!



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Cardinal Keith O'Brien's Resignation

This forceful and moving piece is by the Rev Dr Giles Fraser, the ex-canon chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, who resigned, citing concerns that to evict the the Occupy London protest camp protesters would lead to "violence in the name of the Church". Here he examines the news that Cardinal Keith O'Brien is to step down with immediate effect after three priests and a former priest made complaints to the Vatican.



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Bradley Manning & Wise Speech

"Imagine you are Bradley Manning in 2009: a low-ranking US intelligence officer stationed in Iraq with access to vast amounts of diplomatic and military data." Vishvapani examines how the Buddhist precept of Wise Speech warns us against allowing self interest and moral outrage to over-ride what is the truly skilful response to the moral dilemmas that life throws at us.



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