This book brings important new dimensions to the interface between contemporary Western science and ancient Eastern wisdom. Here for the first time the concepts and insights of general systems theory are presented in tandem with those of the Buddha. Remarkable convergences appear between core Buddhist teachings and the systems view of reality, arising in our century from biology and extending into the social and cognitive sciences. Giving a cogent introduction to both bodies of thought, and a fresh interpretation of the Buddha's core teaching of dependent co-arising, this book shows how their common perspective on causality can inform our lives. The interdependence of all beings provides the context for clarifying both the role of meditative practice and guidelines for effective action on behalf of the common good.

Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory: The Dharma of Natural Systems (Suny Buddhist Studies)

Politics & Social Sciences

Macy, Joanna R.

Philosophy

State University of New York Press

Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

New Society Pub

Proposes strategies for fostering individual human change on a social scale.

The predecessor to Buddhism at Work, this book concretely describes how a village movement in Sri Lanka draws on indigenous cultural and religious values to redefine the nature and purpose of development. It mobilizes and encourages popular participation, and mounts distinctive organizing strategies. It illustrates the relevance of religious traditions for any alternative development efforts in the developing and industrialized worlds.

Dharma and development: Religion as resource in the Sarvodaya self help movement

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Kumarian Press

The predecessor to Buddhism at Work, this book concretely describes how a village movement in Sri Lanka draws on indigenous cultural and religious values to redefine the nature and purpose of development. It mobilizes and encourages popular participation, and mounts distinctive organizing strategies. It illustrates the relevance of religious traditions for any alternative development efforts in the developing and industrialized worlds.

Dharma and Development: Religion as Resource in the Sarvodaya Self-Help Movement

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