Dear Bagchee Although I have ‘Unsubscribed’ on a number of occasions – and emailed Bagchee continuously about this issue – the emails keep on coming!
Category: Buddhism
Exploring the philosophy (and practice) of Early and Later Buddhism.
How ‘Honest’ Ethnic Buddhists Will Remember Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022)
Many people are surprised to learn that Thich Nhat Hanh’s main teacher was ‘Thich Quang Duc‘ – a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burned himself in
Contemplating the ‘Great Demise’… (4.12.2021)
Death certainly seems to a) happen, and b) exist, as we are left with a dead body and grieving relatives and friends, but this analysis
Email: Monasticism: Carthusian Decadence and ‘Silence’ as a Way Through… (16.11.2021)
Dear Gillian The Carthusians appear to be creating the opulence of lay life in the monastery. Whereas the Desert Fathers sat in a cave or
Remote Psychic Art Reading From Peter ‘John’ Newbury (23.5.2018)
In 2018, I asked Peter ‘John’ to carry-out a ‘Psychic Art’ reading ‘at a distance’ as I was in Sutton (South London) and he somewhere
Emails: Tibetan Buddhism – ‘Bon’ or ‘Bad’ Blessing? (21.10.2021)
Dear Adrian My turn to quiz your brain. This was left behind on the door of my new apartment. Blessing or curse? Any idea? I