
Jennifer Isidore from London describes how she was caught in a clash between youth gangs while walking home. She was able to diffuse the situation, and used her Buddhist faith to build bonds of trust and understanding with young people in her community.
I was recently gripped by an article written by the glamorous SAC (single and childless) Petronella Wyatt in which she details the unpleasant and judgmental comments other people make about her situation.
Is it true? Are single childless women penalized by society?
'What I radiate has an immense and pronounced effect on the world — that is sometimes easy to forget,' says Zen Buddhist Bhodi Anjo Daishin
William Ury, author of Getting to Yes, offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Choose Life in Holland Park
Like many of us, I didn’t know much about the eminent historian Dr Arnold Toynbee, beyond his book of dialogues with SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, Choose Life, but I was very keen to be involved with the 40th anniversary celebration of these profound conversations.
Regional currencies can transform the lives and well-being of local communities, and sustain businesses during a time of recession - even depression. A brilliant new book by Margrit Kennedy, Bernard Lietaer and John Rogers explains how - and why they're so important to the present and the future of the world economy.
Do you love your partner but loathe their sleeping habits? As someone who could write a dissertation on earplugs it comes as no surprise to learn that one in four couples chooses to sleep in separate beds.