I keep a small photograph, along with a stash of other mementoes from my time in Los Angeles, in a '50s style wicker picnic basket, underneath a pile of suitcases in a cupboard.  Until last year, I had never shown it to anyone.

By Clea Myers.

AGONY

My problem is that as soon as a woman gets really keen on me I lose interest. I may sound like a callous bastard but I’m not. I know it’s probably because my mother moved out when I was eight years  old, but I still can’t help it.

NS - Southampton

Archimedes leapt out the bath and ran naked in the street. St Paul was temporarily blinded.

Not all 'Aha Moments' are as dramatic as these but they can trigger significant shifts in head, heart and soul...

A Personal Buddhist Perspective on Birth and Death

by Phil Becque

Between Creation and Destruction is an award-winning documentary that describes Buddhist life philosophy for the general public. Starting with a personal statement by the director, the film charts the rise of human beings from the big bang to the present day and explores the central premise that by taking action, we all live between creation and destruction from moment to moment.  But what exactly goes into making a moment?

If forgiving someone who has done you wrong is difficult, how is it possible to forgive those who have killed your loved ones? 

Marina Cantacuzino investigates

When Anthony Walker's mother spoke of forgiving the two racists who killed her son, or the entire Amish community in Pennsylvania forgave the man who shot so many of their young daughters dead, or the Rev Julie Nicholson stepped down from the pulpit because she couldn't forgive the suicide bomber who killed her daughter in the 7/7 bombings  - it sparked a debate and got everyone talking.

All sorts of Buddhist stuff that's caught our eye and/or tickled our fancy.

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