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Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!

Living Without Regrets

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

 

 

Searching for the Buddha


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

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Is There A Real You?

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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The Glass Harp

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EDITORS' PICKS
Fear Is Not An Option

‘I'm very famous as a dangerous person in Khandahar,' Malalai Kakar once said about her role as police chief and head of the department for crimes against women.

 

The Hidden Power Of Dreams

We can all think of things we might enjoy in this lifetime but can also feel we don’t really deserve them, or suspect they're beyond us. Result? Feelings of frustration and inadequacy. Phil Becque explains why he practises Nichiren Buddhism

 

Depression? What are you really feeling?

Depression may be the world's most common mental health problem but, as Diane Southam explains, it's one of the most misunderstood

 

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TODAY'S QUOTATION
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own. | William Ralph Inge

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