Category: Editorials

  • Autumn Editorial

    Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.                                                                 From The Road…

  • Summer Editorial

    War doesn’t determine who’s right – only who’s left.                                                               Bertrand Russell Finding peace of mind is  most important ; and in difficult times, when…

  • Editorial

    We can use metaphors to help envision interconnectedness. . . . thinking of reality as a net.  We can also see it as a fabric that has been woven through causal relationships.  Like threads that run through a piece of fabric, the actions of one person serve as causes whose effects others must experience.  In…

  • EDITORIAL

    An appreciation of the unity and sacredness of all life is integral to awakening to our own awareness.  (Lyse Lauren) Welcome to the late summer edition of Many Roads for Bodhicharya.   Wishing all well and hoping to hear from you soon. Albert Harris FEATURES LIVING AND DYING IN PEACE:  Ringu Tulku Rinpoche REACHING OUT TO…

  • ARTICLES WANTED

    ARE YOU A PHOTOGRAPHER, POET, FILM MAKER, WRITER…? SEND IN YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THE SUMMER EDITION OF MANY ROADS MAKE A SUBMISSION HERE Many Roads is Bodhicharya’s E-Magazine run by students of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. Sign up below for occasional email newsletters! LIKE US ON  

  • Editorial

     Welcome to 2017 edition of Many Roads for Bodhicharya.   In this edition there are entries from new sources and writing from regulars .  I want to thank all the readers who have contributed with an array of different subjects and styles of writing. As the name of the magazine implies, there are as many different…

  • Autumn Editorial

    If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan   Pesticides and disease-bearing parasites are decimating the bee population in the US.  10 million beehives have been wiped out.  In reality, these pesticides and fungicides being poured into the earth by farmers in order to increase their…

  • Has Spring Sprung?

      The weather doesn’t seem to be sure of itself.  January was about 8 degrees warmer that the average maximum temperature. That was followed by above average temperatures in February and March.  Yet there are still people who question the effect of global warming on our planet. In this issue of Many Roads, we have contributors from…

  • Winter Post

    Protecting the environment that we all rely on for our survival is an immediate way to care for all beings.  (The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje:  The Heart is Noble.) Greetings to readers of Many Roads for Bodhicharya.  Coming to the end of the year and we’re still waiting for the winter snow in Scotland.  With…

  • August Editorial

    Summer is coming to an end and the Autumn Equinox is around the corner.  Already we’ve had our first crop of potatoes from one of our raised beds.  They are clean and organic, with a real taste that you won’t get from supermarket produce.  The brae berries are fat and sweet and the red currants…

  • May Editorial

    DURBAR SQUARE BHAKTAPUR The earthquake in Nepal was unprecedented in the amount of damage that was caused to the fabric and the hearts of the people.  The ancient cities of Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur have been badly hit.  Little news has been heard about the villages to the north, west and east, although unofficial word is that many…

  • Winter Editorial

    Schiehallion (Fairy Hill of the Caledonians), Perth and Kinross, Scotland by Yeshe There has been a lot of talk and a lot written recently about mindfulness.  I came across quite a few websites concerned with corporate-based mindfulness training (CBMT). There seems to have been a transposition of the Buddhist idea of mindfulness incorporated into business in order to decrease…

  • AUTUMN EDITORIAL

     Toronto: Autumn Sky Autumn has turned into spring.  In our tiny garden at the front of the house, flowers are blooming again, the hedges are still growing and a warm wind blows through the trees in the park across the road. In this edition, there are some new contributors.  Anne Katrin-Voss writes about her experience of…

  • EDITORIAL

    Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873) There is a novel method for gauging prosperity in Bhutan; the measure of wealth in a country can be assessed in the happiness of the people.  In Bhutan, they have replaced road signs telling drivers to slow down or not…

  • HERE COMES SUMMER

    “We’re becoming addicted to the Karmapa” [Paraphrased from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s speech at the end of H H Karmapa’s first visit to Europe.]         The Karmapa’s visit to Kamalashila and Berlin has been the highlight of 2014.  Thanks to the efforts of all the people involved in this memorable visit, the Karmapa’s charismatic…

  • SPRING HAS SPRUNG…

                                                        Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring                                        …

  • SPRING EDITORIAL

          Today is the first day of spring, the  vernal equinox, and I came across some unlikely news in a publication, International Business Times. The column reminds the readers that this day is also the undeclared UN International Day of Happiness.  There is a surprising article about this day in the paper where it rather…