At one time or another we have all experienced that sudden, all-consuming desire for a material object that is so strong it seems we couldn't possibly be happy without it. Yet, when we give in to that intense impulse, we are often frustrated and empty. It is this feeling of being "hooked" that advertisers bank on when selling us products. And, from a global perspective, it is this same feeling that fuels our rampant consumption, which is having a devastating impact on the world's economy and environment. Here, some of the most well-respected Buddhist teachers explore our seemingly endless drive to acquire-and offer practical ways to combat consumerism on a personal and global level.
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Foreword by Paul Hawken Introduction by Stephanie Kaza Part One: Getting Hooked: Attachment and Desire 1. Desire, Delusion, and DVDs by Joseph Goldstein 2. How We Get Hooked, How We Get Unhooked by Pema Chodron 3. The Inner Pursuit of Happiness by Ruben L. F. Habito 4. Young Buddhists in Shopping Shangri-La by Sumi Loundon 5. Marketing the Dharma by Thubten Chodron 6. You are What you Download by Diana Winston Part Two: Practicing with Desire: Using Buddhist tools 7. Cultivating the Wisdom Gaze by Judith Simmer-Brown 8. No River Bigger than Tanha by Pracha Hutanawatr and Jane Rasbash 9. Taming the "I Want" Mind by Sunyana Graef 10. Penetrating the Tangle by Stephanie Kaza 11. Form and Elegance with Just Enough by Rita Gross 12. Consuming Time by David Loy and Linda Goodhew Part Three: Buddhist Ethics of Consumption 13. Three Robes is Enough by Ajahn Amaro 14. Practicing Generosity in a Consumer World by Santikaro Bhikkhu 15. Wash Your Bowls by Norman Fischer 16. Green Power in Contemporary Japan by Duncan Williams 17. Mutual Correction by David Chappell Notes Contributors
