Tag Archives: Buddhism

Extinction Rebellion: activism is an anti-depressant

Posted on May 12, 2019 by simplyradical

As a group of Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to a DLR train at Canary Wharf three Fridays ago, a message popped up on the group’s Facebook livestream: Activism is an anti-depressant. Eighty-two-year-old Phil Kingston was among those up on … Continue reading →

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New Year Intentions: Being while Doing

Posted on February 6, 2019 by simplyradical

Is it possible to feel good at the same time as getting shit done?   This New Year I stood round a bonfire at a wonderful Buddhist retreat in the English countryside and made an intention to ‘combine doing with … Continue reading →

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Two weeks of silence and poetry

Posted on March 2, 2013 by simplyradical

I recently spent two weeks on a silent meditation retreat deep in the Scottish Highlands. I’ve done a silent retreat before but it was only 7 days long, and it was four years ago. I don’t meditate as regularly as … Continue reading →

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