My UnChristmas Message
For the next two weeks, the Christmas religion of consumerism tells us everyone is supposed to achieve peak happiness. If we don’t, there’s surely something wrong with us. Time, perhaps, for an UnChristmas message instead……
Can you defend yourself from verbal attack? Review: Verbal Aikido Green & Orange Belt by Luke A Archer
It may surprise you that a verbal attack can be much trickier and more difficult to deal with than a physical attack. And you never know when one might come. A few years ago, a…
Review – What Makes You Not a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
I’ve read many books on Buddhism, but this, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, stands out as very special. In just a few pages, he cuts through the faff – writing in a very down-to-earth manner. Starting…
Photo of the month – Nara, Japan
This month’s photo is one of my favourites. It sums up something special about Japan, for me. That sense that the place can look superficially so normal and almost Western and yet always there’s something…