Tag: Thoughts for the Day

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Vishvapani's Thought for the Day, Weekend Word and other writings

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 25 Jan, 2022 - 15:35

Vishvapani's Thought for the Day, Weekend Word and other writings

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 25 Jan, 2022 - 15:35

Vishvapani regularly comments on the news from a Buddhist perspective in the Thought for the Day slot on BBC Radio 4, and in the Weekend Word slot on Radio Wales.

Here are some of his recent broadcasts:

May 7, 2021: Solidarity with India in the Time of Covid

May 19, 2021: Animal Sentience and Compassion: A law recognising that animals are sentient will help protect them. But engaging compassionately with other beings is central to our true humanity

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Solidarity with India in the Time of Covid: Vishvapani's Thought for the Day, 7th May 2021

By Vishvapani on Fri, 14 May, 2021 - 14:36

Solidarity with India in the Time of Covid: Vishvapani's Thought for the Day, 7th May 2021

By Vishvapani on Fri, 14 May, 2021 - 14:36

It’s high spring in Britain as we move towards the end of lockdown. But in India it’s the hot season – 37 degrees in Delhi yesterday – and people are living through the fullest horror of the Covid nightmare.

It’s becoming impossible to ignore the gulf between what’s happening with Covid in the developed world and the developing world. According to the World Health Organisation eighty seven percent of vaccinations have been in wealthy countries, and in the...

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Vishvapani’s Thought for the Day Broadcasts and Reflections on Buddhism and Society

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 24 Mar, 2021 - 10:59

Vishvapani’s Thought for the Day Broadcasts and Reflections on Buddhism and Society

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 24 Mar, 2021 - 10:59

Vishvapani has been the Buddhist contributor to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ on the popular Today programme, giving 9-10 talks a year. He also gives several talks a year in a similar slot on Radio Wales. The BBC recently asked him to do a series of talks in their ‘Prayer for the Day’ slot - a slot which has come into its own in the last year as issues in the news have have directly impacted everyone’s lives.

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