Vaddhaka Linn

Buddha on Wall Street (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'An original, insightful, and provocative evaluation of our economic situation today. If you wonder about the social implications of Buddhist teachings, this is an essential book.' David Loy, author Money, Sex, War, Karma. 'Lays bare the pernicious consequences of corporate capitalism and draws forth from Buddhism suggestions for creating benign alternatives conducive to true human flourishing.' Bhikkhu Bodhi, editor In the Buddha's Words. After his Enlightenment the Buddha set out to help liberate the individual and create a society free from suffering. The economic resources now exist to offer everyone decent food, shelter, work and leisure, to allow us to fulfil our potential as human beings. What is it in modern capitalism which prevents that? Can Buddhism build something better than our current economic system? Vaddhaka Linn explores these questions by examining our economic world from the moral standpoint of the Buddha.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Windhorse Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781909314610
• Artikelnr.: 42507003

Autorenporträt

Having completed a degree in economics, Vaddhaka Linn initially worked in the UK in trade unionism, politics, and adult education, before joining the Triratna Buddhist Community in which he has lived and worked since 1994. He now divides his time between the UK and Estonia, where he teaches and helps to run a Buddhist center.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One Is Change Possible?
Chapter Two The Gift Relationship
Chapter Three The Decline of Community
Chapter Four Work
Chapter Five Nature and the Environment
Chapter Six The Waste Economy
Chapter Seven The Attention Economy
Chapter Eight The Happiness Industry
Chapter Nine The Spirit Level
Chapter Ten Buddhist Voices
Chapter Eleven Summary and Personal Reflections
Bibliography and End Notes