Contemporary Buddhist insights on environmentalism are assembled here, with contributions from Basho, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Gary Snyder, Chogyam Trungpa, Gretel Ehrlich, Peter Mattiessen, Philip Glass, and others. A comprehensive collection of classic texts, contemporary interpretations, guidelines for activists, issue-specific information and materials for environmentally-oriented religious practice.
A comprehensive collection of classic texts, contemporary interpretations, guidelines for activists, issue-specific information, and materials for environmentally-oriented religious practice. Sources and contributors include Basho, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Gary Snyder, Chögyam Trungpa, Gretel Ehrlich, Peter Mathiessen, Helen Tworkov (editor of Tricycle), and Philip Glass.
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Editors' Note ix Introduction 1
PART ONE: TEACHINGS FROM BUDDHIST TRADITIONS 9 Introduction 11 Reverence for Life 14 Nature as Teacher or Refuge 43 The Nature of Nature 58
PART TWO: CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE TEACHINGS 79 Introduction 81
PART THREE: BUDDHISM IN THE WORLD 161 Introduction 163 Globalization, Population, and Development 165 Buddhist Countries in Environmental Trouble 191
PART 4: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM AS BUDDHIST PRACTICE 237 Introduction 239 Foundations of Activism 241 Defending Sentient Beings 278
PART FIVE: HOME PRACTICE, WILD PRACTICE 303 Introduction 305 Choosing What to Eat 340
PART SIX: CHALLENGES IN BUDDHIST THOUGHT AND ACTION 353 Introduction 355
PART SEVEN: PASSAGES FOR CEREMONIES AND DAILY PRACTICE 439 Introduction 441
Credits 479 Contributors 487 Index of Contributors 493
