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Contents: Mindful Politics : A Buddhist Guide
to Making the World a Better Place |
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Introduction |
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SECTION ONE: VIEW |
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A New Approach to Global Problems
The Dalai Lama on universal responsibility |
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Be Peace Embodied
Charles R. Johnson on pronciples of mindful politics |
29 |
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Call Me By My True Names
Thich Nhat Hanh on the oneness of all beings |
39 |
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Wego
David Loy on the social roots of suffering |
45 |
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Buddhism and the Politics of Domination
Bell Hooks on Buddhism's response to racism, imperialism, and sexism |
57 |
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The Buddha's Politics
Reginald A. Ray on politics as a spiritual path |
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Joining Heaven and Earth
Jerry Brown, Bernie Glassman, and James Gimian on lofty ideals versus
hard realities |
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Creating Enlightened Society
Fabrice Midal on the Shambhala teachings of Chogyam Trungpa |
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The Discovery of Basic Goodness
Chogyam Trungpa on appreciating our lives and serving the world |
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Nowhere to to Spit
Peter Coyote, David Kaczynski, Jan Willis, Noah Levine, Ken Jones,
Richard Reoch, Alan Senauke, and Charles G. Lief offer eight views on
the practice of politics |
105 |
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SECTION TWO: PRACTICE |
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Three Means to Peace
Joseph Goldstein on mindfulness, compassion, and wisdom |
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We Have the Compassion and Understanding Necessary
to Heal the World
Thich Nhat Hanh addresses members of Congress |
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The Power of Patience
Pema Chodron on the antidote to escalation
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Giving and Taking
Gehlek Rinpoche on a practice to develop compassion |
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The Political Precepts
The fourteen mindfulnesses of the Order of Interbeing |
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Beyond Us and Them
Ken Jones on dissolving enmity |
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The Path to Forgiveness
Ezra Bayda on healing resentment and breaking the cycle of revenge |
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The Buddha's Advice on Healing the Community
Thanissaro Bhikkhu on reconcilation |
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Four Freedoms
Margaret Wheatley on not losing heart in a heartless world |
189 |
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SECTION THREE: ACTION |
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Agent in Indra's Net
Stsephanie Kaza on environmentalism |
201 |
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Gross National Happiness
Jigmi Thinley on economics |
213 |
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The Wisdom in the Anger
Rita M. Gross on feminism |
225 |
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Taking Whole: The Art of Less War
James Gimian on working with conflict |
239 |
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Letter to a Dictator
Seung Sahn on leadership |
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No Colors, All Colors
Galon Ferguson on racism |
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Compassion is Our Best Protection
Thich Nhat Hanh on defense and foreign policy |
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A Buddhist Response to Globalization
Sulak Sivaraksa on the global economy |
285 |
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Killing the Buddha
Sam Harris on the politics of religion |
293 |
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Four Truths & Ten Laws
Kazuaki Tanahashi on the principles and strategies of mindful citizenship |
301 |
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Contributors |
303 |
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Credits |
309 |
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Index |
311 |