More soil fungi = fewer artificial inputs
During the two-day event in Hertfordshire, attendees were informed of the benefits associated with reduced cultivations, whether through the use of grass leys or no-till cropping…
Asalah Puja
Saturday marked the Buddhist Festival of Asalah Puja. Dr. Serena Nimityongskul joined us to talk about it this morning. Here’s a look at our conversation. Guest:…
Self Compassion
Health concerns like diabetes, heart disease, depression and anxiety are on the rise. Now research shows us that there may be a “vaccine” that can help…
King Bimbisara and the Purposeful Idle Life
The story of King Bimbisara underlines what a bugger it is when you you’re down to your last faithful charioteer, but Siddartha is committed to this path. Don’t know what my wife and kids would think if I left here to go off with James the chauffeur, but as this is the supposed Gospel of Buddha, we can cut the guy some slack.
The Three Woes
At first it might seem futile to sit under a tree, meditating in order to overcome the three woes. To our minds looking through the lens of western modernity, it seems daft to think you could sit under a tree and somehow overcome what is after all, inevitable. Many of us will get sick, most of us get old and all of us die.
So what’s the point of this, it’s insurmountable surely?