Losing Yourself in a Relationship
Alastair Gornall
1 September 2010
“Don’t lose yourself in this relationship” – It is a maxim that is so often used in our society, one that we may have been
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“Don’t lose yourself in this relationship” – It is a maxim that is so often used in our society, one that we may have been
There are many tales within Buddhist literature about people who go against social norms, do strange things, disobey authority and act quite strangely! Often these
This article develops on some of the points made in my previous discussion on Yogacara Buddhism’s philosophy of language. Last week I explained that in
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With a notable and inspiring academic background of Buddhist Studies in England, Alastair is completing a PhD at Cambridge and was President of the University