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Of the Asian traditions entering the Western world, Buddhism brings special resources for facing and responding to the suffering of our world. The aim of the Buddha's central doctrine of the dependent co-arising, the dynamic interdependence of all phenomena, is to liberate us from the prison cell of egocentricity, and from the greed, hatred, and delusion it engenders. Engaged Buddhism, a term ...

Critique of socially engaged Buddhism from a situationist perspective.

Engaged Buddhism -- Kathleen Thich Nhat Hanh in his excellent book on everyday practice , Peace Is Every Step , has a small chapter called Mindfulness Must Be Engaged . He says, When I was in Vietnam, so many of our villages were being bombed. Along with my monastic brothers and sisters, I had to decide what to do. Should we continue to practice in our monasteries or should we leave the ...