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Not Turning Away : The Practice of Engaged Buddhism |
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Moon, Susan Ichi-su
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| Date | 2004.04.27 |
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| Pages | 240 |
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| Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
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http://www.shambhala.com/
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| Location | Ithaca, NY, US [伊薩卡, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 一行禪師=Thich Nhat Hanh; 入世佛教=人間佛教=Engaged Buddhism=Humanistic Buddhism; 心靈=Spiritual; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice; 灌頂=Abhisheka=Empowerment |
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| Abstract | In 1978, "a kind of international Buddhist ecumenism" coalesced into the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, a network of Buddhist practitioners advocating nonviolent, spiritually based activism in the "social, political and economic affairs" of our day. In time, the movement became known as engaged Buddhism. Moon, longtime editor of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship's journal Turning Wheel, has anthologized some of the journal's best articles into the current book, which she divides into three sections. The first focuses on how engaged Buddhism helps each author deal with his or her own personal suffering, such as surviving inside a federal prison or recovering from a childhood defined by violence and shame. The second section features essays that describe the experience of taking engaged Buddhism "into the world," such as a wry account of being arrested for protesting the arrival of a "weapons train" at a naval base. The third section shifts away from the anecdotal toward the analytical, including pieces on the roots of engaged Buddhism and suggestions for teaching its principles to one's children. Moon includes contributions from well-known Buddhist figures such as Thich Nhat Hanh, but the bulk of the essays are from "ordinary people," including a death row inmate and a corporate attorney. But Moon's real brilliance is insisting on essays that eschew the hypothetical. Instead, they describe frankly the intimate joys, humor, failures, even despair, of practicing engaged Buddhism. These are compelling, often captivating accounts of individuals collectively trying to affect the world.
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| Table of contents |
Foreword, Joanna Macy
Preface, Susan Moon
Introduction, Alan Senauke
PART ONE: Practicing in the Home and in the Heart
Introduction
On Beggars
Crawling
Money and Livelihood behind Bars
Bad Dog
Imperfection Is a Beautiful Thing
Dealing with the Anger Caused by Racism
Making Peace with Myself
Healing and Empowerment
Shadows of War and Class
Dead Man's Coat
The Breakfast Club
PART TWO: Taking the Practice into the World
Introduction
Seeking Evil, Finding Only Good
Being Arrested
Landmines of the Heart
Journey of a Broken Heart
Impossible Choices
Nowhere to Run
There Was a Gun in the House
Just Trust Yourself
Becoming the Landscape
PART THREE: Food for Thought
Introduction
The Practice of Peace
Wellsprings of Engaged Buddhism
Buddhist Resources for Despair
Nourishing Freedom
About Money
Impossible Possibilities
Buddha's Mother Saving Tibet
Caring for Home
Speed
Can This Practice Be Saved?
Imagine Living in Your Bathroom
Vowing Peace in an Age of War
Resources
Contributor
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| ISBN | 159030103X |
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| Hits | 266 |
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| Created date | 2005.03.25
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