Responsible Living, a collection of essays which use Buddhist texts and academic resources to analyze problems in today's world. Topics include pollution, animal cruelty, genetically modified foods, and our addictions to digital and social media. Author Ron Epstein describes how outer environmental and social problems mirror humanity's inner struggle with selfishness, greed, and desire. By connecting Buddhist concepts such as compassion, causation, and moral precepts to these issues, this collection of essays provides guidance to for ethical conduct in today's world.

Responsible Living: Explorations in Applied Buddhist Ethics-Animals, Environment, GMOs, Digital Media; Ron Epstein; Buddhist Text Translation Society; Paperback; 198 pages; $12.00

Ron is a retired professor of Buddhist Studies, one of the founders of Dharma Realm Buddhist University at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, and a community advocate in Ukiah and Mendocino County.

CONTENTS: Responsible Living: Explorations in Applied Buddhist Ethics-Animals, Environment, GMOs, Digital Media
	Foreword by Ajan Pasanno	vii
	Preface by Ron Epstein	xi
	Acknowledgments	xv
1.	The Inner Ecology: Buddhist Ethics and Practice	1
2.	A Buddhist Perspective on Animal Rights	5
3.	Pollution and the Environment: Some Radically new Ancient Views	11
4.	Animals for Dinner: A Karmic Tale	20
5.	Our Relationship with Nature: A Buddhist Exploration	22
6.	Environmental Issues: A Buddhist Perspective	30
7.	Human Spiritual Potential and the Environmental Crisis	34
8.	The Need for Ethical Guidelines to Protect Us from the Technological World	40
9.	Looking at Hi-Tech through the Lens of the Five Moral Precepts	49
10.	Science and Buddhism: A Critical Comparison	61
11.	Genetic Engineering: A Buddhist Assessment	81
12.	Redesigning the World: Ethical Questions about Genetic Engineering	90
13.	Some Ethical Challenges Posed by the Internet and Digital Social Media: A Buddhist Perspective	110
14.	Where are We Going--Digitally?	143
	Endnotes	145
	About the Author	179