From Excess to Simplicity of Living and Social Justice: As we look atthe various interconnected crises facing humanity, from poverty war and displacement to the environmental emergency, it becomes clear that they all stem from the same source, from a particular approach to life and way of living. 23 December 2022 Read more
Unhappiness and Discontent By Design: Everyone, everywhere wants to be happy; how to find this jewel however is not easy and many people, most perhaps, spend their lives battling misery, whilst searching in increasingly narrow circles for happiness, or relief from unhappiness. 27/05/22. Read More
Karma Yoga: Freedom from Attachment Fear and Desire: All the world’s religions emphasise the importance and value of service (to others, the community, the world) or Karma Yoga. In The New Testament (which is littered with such references), Mark recounts Christ teaching: “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 10/04/22 Read more
Observation is Awareness: Text and exercise: The single most important question to ask oneself is Who Am I? It is not a question to be positively answered; one can only say what I am not. 12 Feb 2022 Read more
The Fundamental Law: Cause and Effect: Making sense of the events of our lives and the world around us is often impossible to do. Why do certain things happen? Why do some people get sick and die and others live; why do some survive accidents while others suffer life-changing injuries? Jan/Feb 2022. Read More
The Emerging Culture of Compassion: Given the level of divisive conditioning, with its emphasis on competition and selfishness, that we are all exposed to, it’s a wonder that kindness and compassion exist at all. 22 March 2021. Read More
Death of the ‘Usual‘: Humanity is faced with a series of self-made, interrelated crises, from the environmental catastrophe to poverty, inequality, the absence of peace and an unprecedented level of displaced persons, among other pressing issues.Read more
Death. Readiness Is All * It is the one great certainty in life – the shared inevitability for all humanity, and yet death and dying is rarely discussed. Read more
Silence Please: The worlds we inhabit are noisy places. The external environment – particularly cities, where over half the population now live, suffocates under a cacophony of competing sounds. Read more
Whats the Point in Any of It? Does the purpose of our lives change with age; does the life of a thirty-something have more point to it, than say a fifty-year-old, a sixty-year-old. Read more
Education: Time for a New Purpose : Given the catalogue of calamities raging round the world, one could be forgiven for concluding that we are a civilisation in terminal decline. Read more
Transitional Times or the End Times? Many there are, who seeing the violent turmoil raging throughout large parts of the world, fear humanity and the planet is on the verge of destruction. Read more
Materialism and Misery: We live under the omnipresent shadow of a political/economic system, which promotes materiality, selfishness and individual success over group wellbeing. Read more
A Civilization in Collapse, the Dawn of a New Order? There can be little doubt that we are living through extraordinary times. Read more
Seeking Happiness Beyond Neo-Liberal Consumerism: Irrespective of nationality, religion, race, or gender happiness is the one thing everyone is seeking. Read more
The Omnipresent Pressure to Conform: It was the school holidays and there were lots of teenagers in my local park. Read more