Silence and Remembrance Sunday

In this talk, with the approach of Remembrance Sunday, Vishvapani considers the significance of silence and reflects back to his visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where his grandfather and other family members had died.



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Off to School

It's back to Vishvapani for this talk in which he talks of his son Leo starting at school. He expresses his wish that he is taught not only about the world but also how to live well within it.



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Division and Food by Hardeep Singh Kohli

This piece by Hardeep Singh Kohli was transmitted live from the Edinburgh Festival on Saturday. Hardeep speaks of our divisions and how we can come together sharing food as in the Sikh practise of Langar.



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Syria, Egypt and Democracy

In this talk Vishvapani discusses the value of democracy in the light of the conflict in Egypt and Syria. "Democracy forces us to debate with people with whom we disagree........ and prehaps to listen to them"



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"Wise Speech"

Yesterday's Thought for the Day was by the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks. In it he talks of the impact of "cyber bullying" and goes on to discuss the importance of "Wise Speech".

The Buddha was unequivocal about the importance of how we employ our human capacity for speech and verbal interaction.  Right Speech, also called Wise Speech or Virtuous Speech, is speech that gives rise to peace and happiness in oneself and others.



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"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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