{"product_id":"buddha-and-the-terrorist-book-thomas-moore-bmedsci-bmbs-mrcp-9781565125209","title":"The Buddha and the Terrorist","description":"\u003cb\u003eA challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time. --Deepak Chopra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not every book will change your life, but any book \u003ci\u003ecan. \u003c\/i\u003eNot every discussion will make a difference, but a conversation \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e change the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this timely retelling of an ancient Buddhist parable, peace activist Satish Kumar has created a small book with a powerful spiritual message about ending violence. It is a tale of a fearsome outcast named Angulimala (Necklace of Fingers), who is terrorizing towns and villages in order to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace. One day he comes face to face with the Buddha and is persuaded, through a series of compelling conversations, to renounce violence and take responsibility for his actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Buddha and the Terrorist\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the urgent questions we face today: Should we talk to terrorists? Can we reason with religious fundamentalists? Is nonviolence practical? The story ends with a dramatic trial that speaks to the victims of terrorism--the families whose mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters Angulimala has murdered. It asks whether it is possible for them to forgive. Or whether it is even desirable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No one can read \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha and the Terrorist\u003c\/i\u003e without thinking about the root causes of terrorism, about good and evil, about justice and forgiveness, about the kind of place we want the world to be, and, most important, about the most productive and practical way to get there.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49516012929297,"sku":"CIN1565125207G","price":4.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50764379259153,"sku":"CIN1565125207VG","price":5.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52632915312913,"sku":"CIN1565125207A","price":4.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1565125207.jpg?v=1751119093","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/buddha-and-the-terrorist-book-thomas-moore-bmedsci-bmbs-mrcp-9781565125209","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}