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Visions of Development presents first-hand stories of groups and movements from many different religious and spiritual traditions that are working with impoverished communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It provides unique insights into how people's beliefs and spirituality can help to inform not only what they perceive 'development' to be but also how they go about achieving it. Through real-life examples of courageous and innovative work, the stories challenge much of the theory and practice of mainstream development agencies while also showing how religious inspiration can be a force for radical and positive change.
This book contains thirty two numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaves series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 122: To Light a Fire—Webu Sayadaw 123: Radical Therapy—Lily de Silva 124: Nothing Higher to Live For—Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano 125: Prisoners of Karma—Suvimalee Karunaratna 126: Painting the Buddha’s Eyes—Douglas Bullis 127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective—Louis van Loon 128: The Short Analysis of Kamma—Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma 129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada—Bhikkhu Bodhi 130: The Blessed One’s City of Dhamma—I.B. Horner 131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots—Petr Karel Ontl 132: Ministering to the Si...
The Routledge Handbook of Religions in Asia provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of religion in contemporary Asia. Compiled and introduced by Bryan S. Turner and Oscar Salemink, the Handbook contains specially written chapters by experts in their respective fields. The wide-ranging introduction discusses issues surrounding Orientalism and the historical development of the discipline of Religious Studies. It conveys how there have been many centuries of interaction between different religious traditions in Asia and discusses the problem of world religions and the range of concepts, such as high and low traditions, folk and formal religions, popular and orthodox developments. Ind...
Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume V (includes Bodhi Leaves 122-157) The Bodhi Leaves Publication series deals with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. BL 122: To Light a Fire by Venerable Webu Sayadaw BL 123: Rdical Therapy by Lily de Silva BL 124: Nothing Higher to Live For by Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano BL 125: Prisoners of Karma by Suvimalee Karunaratna BL 126: Painting the Buddha's Eyes by Douglas Bullis BL 127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective by Louis van Loon BL 128: The Short Analysis of Kamma by Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma BL 129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada by Bhikkhu Bodhi BL 130: The Blessed One's City of Dhamma by I.B. Horner B...
At one time or another, most of us have experienced an all-consuming desire for a material object, a desire so strong that it seems like we couldn't possibly be happy without buying this thing. Yet, when we give in to this impulse, we often find ourselves feeling frustrated and empty. Advertisers, of course, aim to hook us in this way, and, from a global perspective, our tendency to get hooked fuels the rampant over-consumption that is having a devastating impact on the world's stability and on the environment. According to the contributors to this unique anthology, Buddhism can shed valuable light on our compulsions to consume. Craving and attachment—how they arise and how to free ourselv...
This book brings together a diverse set of expert scholars to enliven and sharpen the debate about the ways in which consumption affects society today. Research on consumption can shed light on many fundamental questions, such as the character of society, including social and cultural dimensions; the relations between the generations; dependency of technology and the risks involved; the rise of Asia and its potential consumption preferences; the question of whether we must continuously increase our consumption to avoid a recession and whether this is ecologically sustainable.
Brings together the ideas and experiences of some of Asia's outstanding politicians, intellectuals and social activists. Through in-depth interviews, provides an overview and critique of the present system and describes a vision of a new Asian society.
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Focusing on representations of a famous ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to today, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures. He follows embodiments of the ghost and monk in a variety of genres and media, including biography, drama, ritual, art, liturgy, film, television, and the Internet. Sourcing nuns, monks, laypeople, and royalty, McDaniel shows how relations with these figures have been instrumental in crafting histories and modernities, particularly local conceptions of being "Buddhist," and the formation and transmission of such identities across different venues and technologies.
Kapılıp gittiğimiz gündelik yaşamın, bizi adım adım görmezden gelmeye programlandığımız bir sona götürdüğünü kabul etmek kolay değil. Farkında olmadığımız bir uyku hali içindeyiz. Yaşadığımız dünyayı tüketiyoruz. Modern yaşamın nimetlerinin peşinde koşarken, ülkelerimizin gelişim ve büyümesini hedeflerken, sınırlı dünyamızın sınırlı kaynakları asla geri gelmemek üzere kayboluyor. Bir hipnozdayız sanki. Ve hipnozda olduğumuzun farkında değiliz. Çoğumuz. Çoğu zaman. Bu sanki kat kat üzerimizi örten bir uyku örtüsü. Bazen istesek de uyanmak kolay olmuyor. Dünyanın farklı köşelerinde uyanmak için mücadele edenler var. Bu insanlar yüreklerinin sesini dinleyerek tüm dünyayı korumak için çalışıyorlar. Iskoçya’da, Findhorn Ekoköyü’nde sihirli bir şeyler oluyor ve bu sihir sürdürülebilirlik adına bir umut ışığı yakıyor. Findhorn’daki yaşam macerasına siz de katılmak ister misiniz? Yayınevi: Cinius Yayınları