Category: Editorials

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

      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…

This month we have some new contributers to Many Roads.  Mark Laidlaw gives a heart-felt account of his discovery of Buddhism in My Journey. Ernie Buck returns with an account of the beginning of his journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats in Journey Down. Christine Hawkridge who is the Chair of University of the Third Age has…

Shrine for losar So here we are having arrived safely in 2014 according to the western calendar. Of course, there is still the Tibetan new year to look forward to on March 3, the transition from the year of the water snake to the year of wood horse.  For me, that is an exiting time…

SEASONAL GREETINGS TO ALL READERS OF MANY ROADS Am I am imagining that the citiy is less busy than it usually is at this time of year?   Perhaps online shopping has taken off and high street stores are now receiving fewer shoppers.  I remember not that long ago people held back their purchases till the…

  Hello dear friends and readers of Many Roads. We’ve had several interesting and thought-provoking articles posted in the past few months by new contributors.  Mindfulness and Me is an honest depiction of how one can realise late in life the benefits of meditation and self-realisation by Gopal Lama; a fable about the meaning of freedom by Lama…

Dear friends and readers of Many Roads I am happy to take on the task of editing Many Roads and look forward to receiving posts from contributors.   The articles and poetry published in past editions  have all been welcome and I look forward to receiving writing in the less-used categories of  Music and Photography as well as Fictional…

Dear Friends in Bodhicharya  This is my last editorial for Many Roads. I did try to give something a little different in my last attempt at an emagazine and in all the posts etc under the umbrella of Many Roads.  I hope it was of some help and interest to some of you at least. …

As promised last month, I’m very happy to be able to publish another issue of Bodhicharya’s Many Roads.  With many thanks to the contributors; Albert Harris, Vicki Mc Kenna and Shelagh Gardiner who kindly share their work here.  Albert tells us about his recent trip to Singapore in An Interview  with Johnny Ho.  Vicki, a…

Hello Dear Friends, Hoping you are all well.  It has been nearly ten months since I last wrote anything for Bodhicharya’s emagazine, Many Roads. I have been ill most of this time and now am happy to report that the condition is in remission. So, for now, I enjoy life again.  A number of people…

As I type this, I can see the golden leaves shimmering in the bright Autumn sunshine in my garden.   It is a beautiful time of the year and one I’ve always loved.  So, maybe it’s fitting that it’s during this season of so many changes that I’ve decided to take a break from the work…

As the lazy days of August gradually fade, I am very happy to send you a slightly ‘thinner’, but none the less, an entertaining issue of Many Roads. Our regular contributor, Vicki McKenna gives us some food for thought in her article, Letting go of Being Right. This is a topic close to my heart…

I am very happy to send you all the July issue of Bodhicharya’s Many Roads.   There are so many great pieces this month and it is a bumper ‘poetic’ issue! We have another article from our regular contributor, Vicki McKenna. Vicki reflects on All the Time in the World and how we can change our perception…

As we roll into the Summer months the days are longer and, even in Scotland, we are enjoying some (very occasional) sunny days.  Now is the time to feel good to be alive! But, if you are not feeling so happy then Vicki McKenna’s article on Happiness will be just what you need.   Also, if you have time…

This last month has brought some significant changes in my life.  Not only have I taken early retirement from my job in the civil service but my two sons, both in their mid-twenties, have also moved out of the family home into their own place. If I’m completely honest, leaving my paid work after 30 years…

In April’s issue of Many Roads we have the third and final part of Annie Dibble’s Sikkim Conference Report.  The first and second parts are still available to read if you have missed our previous issues. We also have an enchanting article by Annette Tamuly Jung   about the ‘Oasis of Long Life’,  an innovative Dharma venture in…