Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Tuesday, 05 June 2012 17:44 | | 
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Eastern spirituality is in vogue. Why? Is it a desire to reintroduce mystery into a material world? A dissatisfaction with the single God of Western religions? Or a temporary consumer fad?
Published on Tuesday, 05 June 2012 08:52 | | |
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Currency expert Bernard Lietaer argues that the monoculture of money is what creates economic instability, leading to liquidity crises, and calls for a greater diversity of alternative currencies
Published on Monday, 04 June 2012 18:21 | | |
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In the early 1980s industrial designer Patricia Moore visited over a hundred US cities dressed as an 80-year-old in order to understand better the needs of the elderly.
Just one story cultural historian and author Roman Krznaric tells in his talk on how the art of empathy can not only enrich one's own life but also help to create social change.
Published on Monday, 28 May 2012 13:46 | | |
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South African writer and former parliamentarian Andrew Feinstein discusses the widespread corruption, bribery and criminality operating behind the scenes in the global arms trade - both legal and illegal.
Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:27 | | |
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'I swooned as handsome firemen rescued Daisy the dog from danger.' Julia Stephenson tells a tale of heroics in the heart of Chelsea.
Published on Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:42 | | |
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Josei Toda, second president of the Soka Gakkai, defined the confusion between knowledge and wisdom as one of the major failings of modern society. But wisdom can be an elusive concept. And knowledge can be seductive. How do we balance the two?
Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 08:07 | | |
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The instinct to seek ice-cream is in our genes and cannot be denied. Ditto sleep. So let battle commence!