The 30th printed issue of URTHONA, journal of Buddhism and the Arts has just been published. It will be appearing from now in Triratna Buddhist Centres around the world.
This is a Celebratory Issue. Urthona has reached its 30th issue, and it is 21 years old – we started in Bristol in 1992. So inside you will find many of our favourite and most inspiring themes from the last two decades
* A nostalgic look back at the History of Urthona magazine, and how it was started.
* Who is Urthona? Ever wondered what William Blake was really trying to say. Been intrigued but baffled by the dazzling images of his mythic worlds. This is the article for you. An accessible, but in depth introduction to Blake’s vision, and how the ‘Zoa’ of Imagination, Urthona fits into it.
* Twenty finest movies from the last twenty years. Our expert movie editor, Ed Piercy reveals all.
* 200 years of Pride and Prejudice– a Buddhist response.
* Dissolving Buddhas: The dazzling bronze sculptures of Sukhi Barber
* 21 ways to make poetry a spiritual practice by Maitreyabandhu.
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* Report on the Buddha Festival at Nagaloka in India.
* Poetry by Peter Abbs, Ananda, and Kevin Crossley-Holland
