Mindful Politics by Melvin Mcleod

Mindful Politics by Melvin Mcleod

I've studied politics my entire life. It's been because of my time working on this book that I've finally learned what's really important in politics. So says Melvin McLeod, editor of Mindful Politics, a book that transcends Right and Left, progressive and conservative, to get to the heart of what matters: how we can all make a positive difference in our complex political world.

This is not your typical political book. It's not written at a fever pitch, it doesn't use a good/bad binary, and it doesn't tout partisan policies. Instead, this timely collection addresses the less-discussed but more important questions about politics: What insight does religion have to offer politics? How can we as concerned citizens move beyond the particulars of legislation and party affiliation, and take direct action? How, amid divisive and challenging times, can personal growth and effective advocacy take place together?

In short, Mindful Politics offers the perspectives of 34 important authors and thinkers on how each of us, right now, can make the world a better place.

McLeod includes essays and insights from some of the brightest, and most controversial, lights of Buddhism - and beyond.

Included are:

• Thich Nhat Hanh
• Sam Harris (author of The End of Faith)
• The Dalai Lama
• Jerry Brown
• Pema Chodron
• Trungpa Rinpoche
• bell hooks
• Ezra Bayda
• Meg Wheatley
• .and many more

Melvin McLeod is the editorial director of Mindful magazine and the editor-in-chief of two of America's major Buddhist journals, Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly and Shambhala Sun. McLeod is the series editor for The Best Buddhist Literature and has edited three books of teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh. He is a resident of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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ISBN 13	9780861712984
ISBN 10	0861712986
Title	Mindful Politics
Author	Melvin Mcleod
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Year published	2006-07-17
Number of pages	304
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