Wesak with Vishvapani

This week Buddhists around the world celebrate the Buddha’s Enlightenment in the festival of Wesak or Buddha Day. Buddhists believe that on night of the May full moon he sat beneath a spreading fig tree and entered a state of deep concentration.........................



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The Importance of Silence by Vicky Beeching

Vicky Beeching is an Oxford-educated theologian, writer and broadcaster specialising in the
areas of religion, ethics and technology. She is also passionate about feminism and equality for women.

Vicky is a regular contributor to Thought For The Day. Her broadcast today was themed around silence and its importance in a busy, digital world.



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Modern Media and Skillful Speech

In this reflection, Vishvapani considers the trivialising nature of modern media and the importance of the Buddhist precept of Skillful Speech.



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Mindfulness

Here Vishvapani talks of the growing popularity of "mindfulness", read more about it's place in Buddhist practise here....



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The Winter Olympics, Tennis, Sport and Meditation

Vishvapani considers the place of meditation in sport.



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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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