Occupation: Author Birth: March 27, 1933
We have more than enough programs, organisations, parties, and strategies in the world for the alleviation of suffering and injustice..
It is not a Buddhist approach to say that if everyone practiced Buddhism, the world would be a better place. Wars and oppression begin from this kind….
Capitalism brainwashes us through advertising and the skewing of priorities .... We need economies that promote human values, seek to limit suffering….
I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in which the state uses Buddhism as….
The use of market values and technology as a social barometer has devalued the worth of individuals, rendered irrelevant the quality of their lives, ….
Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beingsAny attempt to understand Buddhism apart from ….
Radical transformation of society requires personal and spiritual change first or at least simultaneously.
True development must be in harmony with the needs of people and the rhythms of the natural world..
People seeking to live spiritually must be concerned with their social and physical environment..