In the Buddhist tradition, Zen employs koans to rattle the cage of the mind in meditation. Koans come in the form of a question, story, dialogue or an event in history. Koans developed in the 13th century in Chinese monasteries, then Japan and Korea. …
This is a transcribed, edited and adapted talk on the Dharma of Non-Duality. 2760 words. Eight-minute read. …
The Dharma of Non-Duality. With a verse from Wannabe by the Spice GirlsRead More »
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The Russian army war against Ukraine has been running for 250 days. (31 October 2022). What is our response?
Dangers of a Passive Response to the war in Ukraine. …
I stood for Parliament for the Totnes constituency for the Green Party in 1986 and 1992. The following year, I started work on a book called The Green Buddha. I wrote a chapter titled Prince Charles and Prince Siddhartha. With some firm advice to Prince Charles, aged 42 at the time of writing. Below this section is the chapter in the book published in 1994. …
Here are 17 Questions to the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a Hindu from an Indian family. The questions invite the PM to bring the wisdom of the Hindu tradition into the heart of politics and society in the UK. …
