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, 29 April 2008 19:00 | | 
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'What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.' Er - really? A Buddhist view of obstacles and how to use them.
By Malaika Kusumi
We all know that life comes with its ups and downs. Then why is it that we let life's downs get us so down - or knock us completely sideways? We talk about karma, cause and effect and the Divine Will or Plan, yet we still have great difficulty in accepting and dealing with troubles that are viewed as barricades or obstacles to our happiness.
Published on Monday, 28 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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It's said that anyone who understands what this image represents is forever changed by it. How about you?
Have you ever wondered how big the universe really is? Looking up at the night sky rarely gives the viewer any idea of the scale of the objects that you can see with the naked eye. In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millennium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Have a look at this splendid video for a deeper perspective.
Published on Sunday, 27 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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How far has your reputation travelled? Maybe farther than you think...
Click here to find out (then add your name and a significant other's to the first two boxes).
Published on Saturday, 26 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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Since 1997, Germany has installed 300,000 home energy kits. In the UK we've managed 10,000.
By Donnacadh McCarthy
When in 1997 my home became the first in London to export solar electricity to the national grid, my dream was that millions of others would quickly follow. Accountancy firm KPMG had produced a report stating that solar electricity was technologically competitive with oil, but needed a mass market to be economically competitive. Since then, Germany has installed over 300,000 home renewable energy systems. But the UK has barely managed 10,000. The result: installation costs in Germany are now half those in the UK.
Published on Friday, 25 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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Feeling hot and bothered? Diane Southam suggests a few ways to cool down
Published on Wednesday, 23 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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Buddhism is well-known as a religion that rejects the idea of gods and supernatural beings. So what is its attitude to Jesus Christ and the resurrection? A personal interpretation by Greg Martin
About two years ago, I was sitting at home minding my own business on a Saturday night and I got a call from a member [of the Buddhist group SGI] in California who is a producer of a TV show by Reverend Lawson, who is a Baptist minister in Los Angeles. His guest cancelled for the next day, it's on the Christian channel, and would I fill in?
Published on Tuesday, 22 April 2008 19:00 | | |
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Continuing the discussion started by Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Professor Mary Kaldor of the LSE explains her view of New and Old Wars.
I do think we’re in the midst of what might be called a
paradigm shift in the nature of conflict and the nature of war. Some of you may
have seen Rupert Smith’s new book, The Utility of Force, where he talks about
the shift from industrial war to what he calls war amongst the peoples.