The Buddha explains clearly, in every expression of his teaching, that consciousness and physical matter are not two different things, even though they may be
Tag: suffering
To Fallen Comrades…
Comrades ‘fall’ in many ways, Some move on. Others vacate their bodies… We are left holding-up the Red Flag! Not all are soldiers, But all
The Ongoing Suffering of the British People…
We are in a peculiar position in the UK. We all still pay tax upon our earnings – and since the Thatcher-era even Benefits have
How the Buddha Repositioned Awareness
Buddhism was not designed to be a theistic religion, but rather an alternative to the belief that gods and goddesses existed ‘unseen’ in the material
Mike Tyson on Poverty and Injustice
Mike Tyson exhibits the power of honesty and self-awareness.
Buddhism Should Not Have a Flag
The idea of a Buddhist flag is tantamount to Buddhist terrorism in as much as it symbolises the alignment of Buddhism with the modern, capitalist State, and signifies a disturbing trend of replacing Buddhist philosophy with the ideology of greed. This is a false Buddhism that ‘normalises’ suffering in the mind and body of the masses. In fact it is not ‘Buddhism’ at all, but rather a superficial mirage in saffron robes.