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Published on Friday, 03 February 2012 14:09 | | 
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Amidst family illness and financially keeping my head above water, I often forget about the simple pleasures of life like smelling a rose, stopping to admire the smoky London sky-line, or having a giggle with a friend over a coffee. An acting teacher once suggested observing children at play: how they remind us as adults to embrace the moment, and give total commitment to the task at hand. I think Susie Steiner's article from The Guardian beautifully pinpoints these basic truths READ MORE
Published on Thursday, 02 February 2012 15:08 | | |
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Vishvapani – the Buddhist on BBC Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day' – has written a new biography of the Buddha. What’s left to say? Everything, he says. And the funny, original, surprising Buddha of history is more relevant than ever
Published on Monday, 23 January 2012 12:00 | | |
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Philosopher Julian Baggini brilliantly explains how the Buddhist concept of dependent origination (engi) offers a path to personal liberation and development
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Published on Monday, 23 January 2012 11:40 | | |
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Published on Thursday, 19 January 2012 19:57 | | |
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Published on Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:22 | | |
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'The next twenty years are going to be completely unlike the last twenty years.' So says Chris Martenson in his best-selling presentation The Crash Course.
Focusing on 'The Three E's' of economics, energy and the environment, he explains not only why our current systems are unsustainable but, more importantly, that our growing awareness of our predicament will lead to deeper understanding and - ultimately - positive actions.
Published on Sunday, 15 January 2012 16:16 | | |
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Our annual January 'urge to purge' following the holiday excesses has thrown up some shocking statistics: that twenty years ago female models weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today she weighs 23% less.