2016-03-19 18:53
Just a very quick update to say that the kindle version of my little philosophy book Introducing Happiness is on sale over on Amazon.co.uk for the next two days, as a part of the Twelve Days… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Just a quick post to say that I have two copies of my novel, The Descent of the Lyre to give away on Goodreads.com. To have a chance to get yourself a copy (UK, US, Canada and Europe includi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Long-time visitors to thinkBuddha.org will know that back in 2007, I spent several weeks in Bulgaria researching a novel. Well, after a lot more writing, the book—which is set in Bulg… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
As I wrote in my previous post, I’m now blogging over on my new blog, The Myriad Things, and so I don’t plan to blog any more here on thinkBuddha other than to post occasional ne… Read More
2012-05-27 15:25
Well, I’ve decided to set up a new blog, over on TheMyriadThings.com ; and so I’m more or less retiring thinkBuddha.org to give my attention to the new site. What this means is t… Read More
2012-01-05 15:04
I’m delighted to say that today is the official launch date for my book Introducing Happiness: A Practical Guide, published by the lovely Icon Books, both in hard copy and also on the… Read More
2011-12-07 17:21
Several months ago, I got hold of a copy of the new biography of the Buddha, Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One, written by Vishvapani Blomfield of WiseAttention.org… Read More
2011-08-26 17:35
A few weeks ago, as I mentioned in the news section of this site, I was down in Manchester contributing to the discussion for a show on Western Buddhism for BBC Radio 4’s “Beyond… Read More
2011-08-08 14:57
Tomorrow I’m heading up to Manchester to record an episode of BBC Radio 4’s regular religion show, Beyond Belief, on the subject of Western Buddhism. I’ll be in the studio… Read More
2011-07-06 17:54
I have been meaning to write about happiness for some time; and as I turned on the news this evening to hear Martin Seligman, the director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University… Read More
2011-02-16 17:05
“Un récit? Non, pas de récits, plus jamais” the writer and philosopher Maurice Blanchot once wrote: “A story? No, no stories. Never again.” Yet when Bla… Read More
2011-02-07 21:05
Well, that was a far bigger job than I thought it would be; but now thinkBuddha is more or less back in action with a new look, a new structure and a slightly new focus.
As many of you… Read More
2011-01-13 06:49
After quite of lot of work restructuring thinkBuddha.org, things are beginning to fall into place. The site is not yet quite how I want it to be, and I’ve got quite a few more articles… Read More
2010-12-20 12:07
Thanks for all of your kind comments about the blog, and my decision to cease blogging over here. Now that there’s time for the dust to settle, I’ve had a chance to think about w… Read More
2010-12-15 10:29
A couple of weeks ago I was at a conference down at the university of Essex talking about myth, literature and the unconscious. It was a stimulating and enjoyable few days, and it was a plea… Read More
2010-12-13 10:28
Well, it seems that the server move has passed off relatively well, and although there may have been a couple of hitches along the way, I’m now happily lodged on a new wind-powered ser… Read More
2010-12-07 19:51
Well, it’s a somewhat sad day; but this will be the last post that I write on thinkBuddha. I’ve come to the decision over the past few weeks that I should – after a fantast… Read More
2010-12-01 15:23
Apologies for the long, deep silences here on thinkBuddha. Do not assume that these are indicative of similarly long and deep contemplations, as this will only raise the false hope for some… Read More
2010-10-27 23:00
In the next two or three days, I’ll be migrating. Actually, I’ll be staying exactly where I am, but thinkBuddha.org will be migrating to a new hosting account. As a result, thing… Read More
2010-10-12 14:48
Those of you who have read my philosophy book, Finding Our Sea-Legs may be interested to read the following couple of contrasting reviews online. The first is by David Chapman, on his Approa… Read More
2010-09-29 20:42
The other day I was in the office of one of my fellow creative writers at De Montfort, and I spotted a copy on his desk of Ernst Bloch’s The Principle of Hope. We fell into a conversat… Read More
2010-09-20 05:30
Yesterday Pope Benedict arrived in the UK, and almost immediately caused a stir in his speech up in Scotland that seemed to ally Godlessness with Nazism. Here is a section of the transcript:… Read More
2010-08-21 14:26
About eighteen months ago, I wrote a post here about judgement and about the need to test judgements against the fine grain of experience. In that post, I quoted the story – a story th… Read More
2010-08-16 13:14
It happened for the first time this morning. I was checking out of the hotel in Qinzhou up the road, and I asked for a receipt. They told me to write down my name so that they could process… Read More
2010-08-08 10:59
Travel, it has to be said, does not necessarily broaden the mind. Nevertheless, there is something to be said for placing oneself in an entirely alien context, and in running up against the… Read More
2010-07-27 15:45
A long time ago now, I was travelling with a friend in India and Nepal, visiting the Buddhist sites. And one of the continual problems with travelling in India was the question of how best t… Read More
2010-07-26 15:30
Today I visited the Yuelu Buddhist temple, here in Changsha, China (a place that proudly flies both the Chinese flag and the international Buddhist flag – a curious juxtaposition) and… Read More
2010-07-19 13:21
Some fifteen years ago now, when I was in Indonesia, I was sitting on a tiny boat heading down the coast of a small island. The owner of the boat had thrown a line over the side which he was… Read More
2010-07-11 15:38
If it’s been quiet around here lately, that’s partly because of my temporary relocation to China, where I am doing some research for a forthcoming novel. This has knocked almost… Read More
2010-06-23 09:02
I’m now in the final stages of preparation for my forthcoming trip to China – not something I’ve blogged about here much, although those who have been following my Twitter… Read More
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