The Great Awakening by David R Loy
The most essential insight that Buddhism offers is that all our individual suffering arises from three and only three sources, known in Buddhism as the three poisons: greed, ill-will, and delusion. In The Great Awakening, scholar and Zen teacher David Loy examines how these three poisons, embodied in society's institutions, lie at the root of all social maladies as well. The teachings of Buddhism present a way that the individual can counteract these to alleviate personal suffering, and in the The Great Awakening Loy boldly examines how these teachings can be applied to institutions and even whole cultures for the alleviation of suffering on a collective level. This book will help both Buddhists and non-Buddhists to realize the social importance of Buddhist teachings, while providing a theoretical framework for socially engaged members of society to apply their spiritual principles to collective social issues. The Great Awakening shows how Buddhism can help our postmodern world develop liberative possibilities otherwise obscured by the anti-religious bias of so much contemporary social theory.Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution, The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory, The World Is Composed of Stories; A Buddhist Solution to the Climate Emergency, and The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons, which was a finalist for the 2006 Mythopoeic Studies Award, are among David R.Loy's books. He is a trained teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Japanese Buddhism and was the Besl Professor of Ethics/Religion and Society at Xavier University in Cincinnati. His essays have appeared in a range of scholarly periodicals as well as significant journals including Tikkun and Buddhist magazines like Tricycle, Turning Wheel, Shambhala Sun, and Buddhadharma. Cultural Dynamics, Worldviews, Contemporary Buddhism, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and World Fellowship of Buddhists Review are among the periodicals on which he serves on the editorial or advisory boards. He is also a member of the Buddhist Global Relief, Clear Vision Project, Zen Peacemakers, and Ernest Becker Foundation advisory boards. He resides in Boulder, Colorado.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780861713660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0861713664 |
| Title | The Great Awakening |
| Author | David R Loy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Year published | 1997-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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