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As a new year begins, we are often encouraged to do more, be more, and strive harder. This short reflection offers a different invitation. In this New Year message, we explore the practice of gentle attention—cultivating compassion, setting intentions without excess ambition, and staying alert and aware to the life unfolding before us. Rather than…
This Dhamma talk brings together perspectives from Buddhist traditions and existential thought to unpack how meditation shapes our understanding of self, meaning, and human experience. This talk was delivered at Exeter College, University of Oxford in collaboration with the Oxford Existential Society.
Since taking monkhood (Pabbajjā) in 2009, this has been the first ever ‘Self-Seclusion’, wherein I observed for my own sake; herein lies in respect of the Rains Retreat (Vassa) 2024. In fact, following in the footsteps of the Great Master Bhante G (Gunaratana) of West Virginia, I found that this one-month self-retreat (21 Jul –…
On the 27th June 2024, under the guidance of Rev Wadigala Samitharathana, members of the Oxford Buddhist Society took part in the Annual Interfaith Friendship Walk, organised by the Oxford Council of Faiths. The walk itself showcased the spirit of unity and solidarity among various faith communities in Oxford. In view of recent global events,…
On the cusp of Vesak (Vesākha) Full-moon Poya Day (23rd of May 2024), yesterday, I was delighted to meet His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Imam Monawar Hussain (MBE, DL, FRSA, MCCT), to discuss the noble mission carried out by the Oxford Buddhist Society; it was a moment of expanding the horizon of our core…
“There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind” – Gotama Buddha A part of growing up is understanding your own safety net; where your boundaries lie, and when it’s appropriate to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to suggestions. Obedience brings out the best for us,…
The realm of humanity is suffering due to lingering impacts on ignorance. ‘Alas!’ – although human beings were born into this world with truth well in hand, sadly, they jumped and dropped it out of hand. The sentient mind is naively pure and authentic, but nonetheless, it is incumbent upon everyone to clean it out…
A Poem Written by Diyana Anthony We can look at our life like a ball of thread. The start of the of thread marks our birth, And the end of the thread is hidden, Wound by several milestones That will find us to our death. If we unravel this ball of thread, we begin to…
‘This morning, I would be delighted to learn that the University of Oxford has made me an offer of a place on the Master of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies that will start in October 2024. Indeed, it was not an easy journey that nature has brought me along thus far; it was full of craggy,…
Abstract The historical debate of scientific realism portrays a monumental sign of science-a way of critiquing philosophy. At first sight, this centrepiece of scientific realism could line up against the no-miracles argument and the pessimistic meta-induction because, by means of the no-miracles assumption, fundamental theories in science would be the fine manifestation of reality as…
Abstract The domain of metaphysics is a breakthrough discovery on the actual states of things in the world. More specifically, in line with the traditional understanding of metaphysics, it delves into the subtle nature of reality that lies upon and beyond space, time, and being. Nevertheless, there are several overarching counter-movements towards the systematic possibility…
AbstractOver the past decades, reductive materialism has made a recipe for philosophy of mind to explore the subtle nature of the human mind. By and large, many identity theorists were likely to argue that mental states can be found in cognitive faculties of the brain so that the mind, if not most, associates with discoverable…
