I am thrilled to report that The Dalai Lama’s Cat Movie now has a Director! Not just any director, but Ben Gosling Fuller, the seasoned director of many successful comedies in UK including That Mitchell and Webb Look and the TV series IT Crowd; You, Me and Them; Citizen Khan, and many others. As soon...
Author: David Michie (David Michie)
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Where does consciousness come from?
It seems to me that, whoever we are and whatever our convictions, there is a single question we all need to answer. The way we answer may well underpin how we live our life. The question is seldom made explicit, but is often implicit in both scientific and religious beliefs. For my own part, I...
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Can Buddhists celebrate Christmas?
Can Buddhists celebrate Christmas – especially those of us living in the West? Of course we can! What is un-Buddhist about peace and goodwill to all men? About practising generosity and showing kindness to family, friends and strangers? All of these are in perfect accord with Buddhism, and it is wonderful to have a culturally-agreed...
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How do you pronounce “David Michie”?
A few months ago, if anyone had said I’d be writing a blog on how to pronounce my name, I’d have told them they were mad. Only a completely self-absorbed narcissist would think that a subject worthy of a blog. And I’m not one of those. Or am I?! It’s true that most people...
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Guest Blog from Cass Lane: Will you dare to live?
Having published nearly 100 blogs, I thought it might be fun to share a fresh voice on this blog from time to time. My first guest blogger is an amazingly talented young woman I have recently been in touch with – Cass Lane. There’s something about the sparkle and vitality of her work which I...
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The unexpected joy of writing The Dalai Lama’s Cat series
After publishing Buddhism for Busy People in 2004 and subsequent non-fiction books, I sometimes found myself talking to people who were voracious readers, and had a keen interest in the subjects I wrote about. They hadn’t read my books – and they didn’t plan to. The reason wasn’t personal, and was quite simple: they didn’t...
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Shiny eyes: Join me on the next Mindful Safari
When was the last time you got shiny eyes? When you felt so excited by what just happened that you couldn’t wait to share it with others? When you felt gloriously lucky to be alive? It seems to me that as we get older, the less we experience moments of genuine wonderment. But one place...
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Mourning our pets: when grief turns destructive
Many of us have loved and lost an animal companion. It is truly one of life’s most harrowing ordeals. When we have especially close relationships with our pets, they are members of our family, often as loved as human members. Their passing creates a void we know can never be filled. Immediately after the passing...
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The Dalai Lama’s Cat Movie – Exciting Update!
Following on my June update about The Dalai Lama’s Cat movie (http://davidmichie.com/blog/2015/06/27/ exciting-news-the-dalai-lamas-cat-movie/) I am very happy to let everyone know that a screenplay has now been delivered – and it is terrific! You can probably imagine the trepidation a novelist feels handing over work to a screenplay writer to turn into a movie script:...
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The power of words on Mindful Safari
Most of us can remember a few words that were spoken to us at a pivotal moment in our life which had a powerful impact. The person saying the words may – or may not – have been important to us. But whatever they communicated struck us with such compelling clarity that it made us...