The goal of ethics is to become a person who does good or virtuous things freely from the ground of a well-tempered character, supported by a matured, resolute, and reasonable knowledge of what one is doing. The path of Buddhism does not dissolve character (which is different from ego and personality). It awakens and illuminates moral character and establishes a 'noble' selfhood in the wide, deep, expressive freedom of creative forms of life and its perfections.
James Whitehill, Buddhist Ethics in Western Context: The "Virtues" Approach
Ethics for the New Millennium
H.H. the Dalai Lama
Sallie KingThe Ethical Precepts and Philosophical Tenets of Zen Buddhism
The Inner Ecology: Buddhist Ethics and Practice
Ronald EpsteinEveryman's Ethics: Four Discourses of the Buddha
Adapted from the translations of Narada TheraBuddhist Morality and Practice
Ven. Dr. K. Sri DhammanandaBuddhist Morality
Dr. C. George Boeree, Shippensburg UniversitySometimes Full, Sometimes Half Full
Norman Fischer
All of our actions, however small, can have wondrous effects, but only if we are wholehearted enough in our practice of ethical conduct.Dogen's "Ceaseless Practice"
Dogen Zenji
A non-authoritarian basis for ethics
Spirituality and ethics are two aspects of the same thing, or even two ways of talking about the same thing. By practicing Buddhism, one is endeavoring to become more and more selfless, more and more capable of higher and higher levels of nonviolence, loving kindness, and altruism. The Buddhist path is all about transforming and developing one's character in a specific way defined by the Buddhist community. Moreover, the Buddha as prototype embodies that perfection of character.
Sallie King, Being Benevolence: The Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism
The goal of ethics is to become a person who does good or virtuous things freely from the ground of a well-tempered character, supported by a matured, resolute, and reasonable knowledge of what one is doing. The path of Buddhism does not dissolve character (which is different from ego and personality). It awakens and illuminates moral character and establishes a 'noble' selfhood in the wide, deep, expressive freedom of creative forms of life and its perfections.
James Whitehill, Buddhist Ethics in Western Context: The "Virtues" Approach
H.H. the Dalai Lama
Sallie KingThe Ethical Precepts and Philosophical Tenets of Zen Buddhism
The Inner Ecology: Buddhist Ethics and Practice
Ronald EpsteinEveryman's Ethics: Four Discourses of the Buddha
Adapted from the translations of Narada TheraBuddhist Morality and Practice
Ven. Dr. K. Sri DhammanandaBuddhist Morality
Dr. C. George Boeree, Shippensburg UniversitySometimes Full, Sometimes Half Full
Norman Fischer
All of our actions, however small, can have wondrous effects, but only if we are wholehearted enough in our practice of ethical conduct.Dogen's "Ceaseless Practice"
Dogen Zenji
A non-authoritarian basis for ethics
|
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
The Middle Way Life in a World of PolarityWhat's Buddhist about Socially Engaged Buddhism
David LoyThe Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism
Thich Nhat HanhDharma for Healing the World
Joanna MacyNew Voices in Engaged Buddhist Studies
Kenneth KraftEngaged Buddhism
Joan Halifax RoshiPractices for Activists
Joanna MacyRules of Engagement
Kazuaki TanahashiIn Engaged Buddhism, Peace Begins with You
Thich Nhat Hahn interviewComprehensive Bibliography - Socially Engaged Buddhism
Buddhist Peace Fellowshio (compiled by Donald Rothberg - 2005)How Shall We Save the World?
Nelson Foster
Can Buddhism Save the World? A Response to Nelson Foster
David R. LoySocially Engaged Buddhism & Modernity: What Sort of Animals are They?
Santikaro BhikkhuGlobal problem-solving: A Buddhist perspective
Sulak SivaraksaBooks >>>
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
BPF serves as a catalyst for socially engaged Buddhism, helping beings liberate themselves from the suffering that manifests in individuals, relationships, institutions, and social systems. BPF's programs, publications, and practice groups link Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion with progressive social change.Zen Peacemakers
Zen Peacemakers are individuals, groups and organizations dedicated to realizing and actualizing the interconnectedness of life. The effects of Zen practice unfolds in the meditation halls, at work, within families and within community. For the past 25 years Zen Peacemakers have been developing new forms, methods and structures in the areas of peacemaking, social enterprise and Zen practice, emphasizing the transformation of the individual and society.Think Sangha
A socially engaged Buddhist think tank affiliated with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF) in the United States and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) using a Buddhist sangha model to explore pressing social issues and concerns. The group's methodology is one based in friendship and Buddhist practice as much as theory and thought. The Think Sangha's core activities are networking with other thinker-activists, producing Buddhist critiques of social structures and alternative social models, and providing materials and resource persons for trainings, conferences, and research on social issues and grassroots activism.
Article about: Exploring the Method of Socially Engaged BuddhismInternational Network of Engaged Buddhists (UK)
International Network of Engaged Buddhism/
Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation
A network committed to social justice with ecological vision and based on engaged spirituality and Sulak Sivaraksa, Our Founder, Honouring seventy years if living and working for justice, peace, democracy and sustainable livelihoods.
Consumerism
Consumption and consumerism are now central global issues, touching concerns such as environment, community development, education, and sex and gender issues. Buddhists are exploring what unique contributions the Dharma can offer.
Key Characteristics Of Consumerism & Buddhist Foils
Think SanghaAn alternative to consumerism
Sulak SivaraksaConsumerism and the Precepts
Taigen LeightonConsumerism & The Way Out Of Consumerism
Ken JonesThe Religion of Consumption: A Buddhist Rebuttle
David Loy & Jonathan WattsShall We Pave the Planet, or Learn To Wear Shoes? A Buddhist Perspective on Greed and Globalization
David R. LoyDemythologizing Consumerism: A Buddhist Pathway
Jonathan Watts, Think Sangha
The First Noble Truth (Dukkha): The Spiritual Roots And Delusion Of Consumer Culture
The Second Noble Truth (Samudaya): Deconstructing Consumer Behavior
The Third Noble Truth (Nirodha): A Life Beyond Consumer Attachment
The Fourth Noble Truth (Magga): Practicing Personal and Social ConnnectionSpiritual Materialism and the Sacraments of Consumerism: A View from Thailand
Phra Phaisan VisaloOvercoming the Grip of Consumerism
Stephanie Kaza
Buddhism And Consumerism
Venerable Thubten ChodronThe Crisis of Comsumerism
Judith Simmer-Brown
Environment
"The ecological crisis we witness today is, from a Buddhist perspective a rather predictable outcome of the kinds of deluded behaviour the Buddha described 2500 years ago. Greed, hatred and stupidity, the three poisons the Buddha spoke of, have now spilled beyond the confines of the human mind and village politics, to poison quite literally the seas, the air and the earth itself. And the fire the Buddha spoke of as metaphorically engulfing the world and its inhabitants in flames is now horribly visible in nuclear explosions and smouldering rainforests, and psychologically apparent in the rampant consumerism of our times."Stephen Batchelor
Buddhism and Ecology: Challenge and Promise
Donald K. SwearerPrinciples and poetry, places and stories: The resources of Buddhist ecology
Donald K. SwearerGreen Buddhism
Stephanie KazaThe Greening of Buddhist Practice
Kenneth KraftCan We Keep Peace with nature?
Stephanie KazaAn Assessment of Buddhist Eco-Philosophy
Donald SwearerTo Save All Beings: Buddhist Environmental Activism
Stephanie KazaThe Ecological Self
Joanna MacyThe Deep Ecology Platform
Joanna MacyDeep Time
Joanna MacyInterdependence
Joanna MacyThe New New (Buddhist?) Ecology
J. Baird CallicottThe Foundations of Ecology in Zen Buddhism
Ven. Sunyana GraefThe Relevance of Vipassana for the Environmental Crisis
Prof. Lily de SilvaBooks >>>
See Learning Center's ethics page >>>
Feminism and Buddhism: A Reflection through Personal Life & Working Experience
Ouyporn KhuankaewBuddhism, Feminism, and the Environmental Crisis: Acting with Compassion
Stephanie KazaSee Learning Center's Women and Buddhism >>>
Globalization
"The relentless drive by world-wide corporate entities to force their products on to the richer sectors threatens the global balance of natural resources and the lifestyle of indigenous people." Sulak Sivaraksa
Globalisation Represents Greed
Sulak SivaraksaA Buddhist Critique of Transnational Corporations
David LoyThe Religion of the Market
David LoyGlobalization and Buddhism
Alfred BloomGlobalization from a Buddhist Perspective
Pracha Hutanuwatr and Jane Rasbash
See Learning Center's Dying and Death page >>>
Dr. Amedkar & His People web site
Arising Light - a film on Dr B. R. Ambedkar and the untouchables
Buddhism and Non-Violence
Sulak SivaraksaNon-violence: A Study Guide
Thanissaro BhikkhuThe Budhha Taught Nonviolence, Not Pacifism
Paul Fleischman, M.D.
Mindfulness is the Key to Peace
Sulak SivaraksaBuddhism and Peace
Jan WillisBuddhist Ideas for Attaining World Peace
Ron EpsteinVowing Peace in an Age of War
Alan SenaukeThe Personal Roots of Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh - audio CDs
Symbols and Narration in Buddhist Prison Ministry: The Timelessness of Skillful Means
Virginia Cohn Parkum, Blue Mountain Meditation SocietyPrison Dharma Network
A nonsectarian Buddhist network for prisoners, prison volunteers, and correctional workers supporting prisoners in the practice of contemplative disciplines, with emphasis on the meditation practices of the various Buddhist traditions. An affiliate of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and a village of the Peacemaker Community.The Prison Monk
Fleet Maull interviewThe National Buddhist Prison Sangha
Zen Mountain Monastery's National Buddhist Prison Sangha is a right action program offering spiritual guidance and support to prison inmates.Angulimala Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy Organisation
Teaching and practice of Buddhism in UK PrisonsThe Engaged Zen Foundation
An independent organization of Buddhist practitioners involved with prison ministry, dedicated to fostering meditation practice in prison.
On Race & Buddhism
Alan Senauke
Sarvodaya
Joanna MacyA Thai perspective on socially engaged Buddhism: A conversation with Sulak Sivaraksa
Donald RothbergEngaged Environmental Projects in Asia
The Search for Socially Engaged Buddhism in Japan
Jonathan Watts, Earth SanhaThe Ordination of a Tree: The Buddhist ecology movement in Thailand
Susan M, DarlingtonBuddhism and Deep Ecology for the Protection on Wild Asian Elephants
Danniel HenningSteering the middle path: Buddhism, non-violence and political change in Cambodia
Yos Hut KhemacaroNational Political Violence and Buddhism Response in Cambodia
Ubasak Ros SothaNonviolent Buddhist Problem-Solving in Sri Lanka
A.T. Ariyaratne60 Years of Achieving Peace in Siam
Sulak Sivaraksa
Web sites
Books
Engaged practice
Donald Rothberg (Beacon - 2006)
by Christopher S. Queen
Christopher Queen (editor) (RoutledgeCurzon - 2003)
by Arnold Kotler (Parallax -2005)
Thich Nhat Hahn (Parallax - 2005)
by Sulak Sivaraksa (B.R. Publishing - 2005)
Susan Moon (editor) (Shambhala 2004)
Ken Jones (Wisdom - 2003)
Christopher S. Queen (editor), Sallie B. King (editor) (SUNY - 1996)
Sallie B. King (U. Hawaii Press- 2006)
Sulak Sivaraksa (Wisdom - 2005)
Fred Eppsteiner (editor) (Parallax - 1988)Consumerism
Allan Hunt Badiner (editor) (Parallax - 2005)
Stephanie Kaza (editor) (Shambhala - 2006)
Key Buddhist thinkers reflect upon aspects of consumerism, greed and economicspairing of consumerist critiques with core Buddhist concepts.Environment
Mary Evelyn Tucker (editor), Duncan Ryuken Williams (editor)
Stephanie Kaza, Kenneth Kraft (editors) (Harvard Center for World Religions - 1998)
Allan Hunt Badiner (editor) (Parallax - 2005)
J. Baird Callicott, Roger T. Ames (editors) (SUNY - 1989)
Joanna Macy (Parallax - 2005)
by Joanna R. Macy, Molly Young Brown (New Society Publishers - 1998)Peacemaking
David Chappell (editor) (Wisdom - 2000)
Thich Nhat Hahn (Bantam - 1992)
With its focus on the nature of mind and its implications for the concept of reality, Buddhism offers explanations for metaphysical issues within psychology and studies of consciousness. Some popular conceptions of Buddhism connect it to discourse regarding evolution, quantum theory, and cosmology, though most scientists see a separation between the religious and metaphysical statements of Buddhism and the methodology of science. Nevertheless, commonalities have been cited between scientific investigation and Buddhist thought. The Dalai Lama in a speech at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience listed a "suspicion of absolutes" and a reliance on causality and empiricism as common philosophical principles shared between Buddhism and science. As both Buddhism and science are open to criticism from within, there is some disagreement over whether one is being badly influenced by the other. (Wikipedia)
Buddhism and Science: Probing the Boundaries of Faith and Reason
Dr. Martin J. VerhoevenWhat Buddhism Offers Science
H.H. the 14th Dalai LamaToward a Buddhist Philosophy of Science
Jim KukulaBuddhism, The only real science
Ajahn BrahmavamsoFuture Directions in Study of Buddhism and Science
Bhikkhu P.A. PayuttoBuddhism Meets Western Science: A dialogue on the mind and consciousness
Gay WatsonBuddhism and the Brain
Derek EllermanA Dhammic Pedagogy: True Religion and True Science
Jonathan WattsDharma, Dogma and DNA
Jose Reissig
B. Alan Wallace (editor) (Columbia University Press - 2003)
B. Alan. Wallace (Columbia University Press - 2006)
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama (Morgan Road Books - 2005)
Christopher deCharms (Snow Lion - 1997)
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama (Snow Lion- 1999)
P.A. Payutto (Buddhadamma Foundation)
Mind and Life Institute
Establishing a mutually respectful working collaboration and research partnerships between modern science and Buddhism and promoting the creation of a contemplative, compassionate, and rigorous experimental and experiential science of the mind which could guide and inform medicine, neuroscience, psychology, education and human development.
Organizations - hospice and care
Books and tapes
|
|||
Buddhist psychology: A review of theory and practice
Silva PadmalWhy Meditation isn't Psychotherapy
Patrick KearneyBuddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
Douglas M. BurnsBuddhist Psychology
Eric PettiforTowards a Buddhist Psychotherapy
C. George Boeree, Ph.D.Buddhism and Western Psychology
PadmaAbhidharma
The Abhidhamma in Practice
N.K.G. MendisA Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: Introduction
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Books
Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychotherapy
Barry MagidToward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation
John WellwoodThe Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology
Lorne LadnerBuddhist Practice on Western Ground: Reconciling Eastern Ideals and Western Psychology
Harvey AronsonBuddhism and Psychotherapy Across Cultures: Essays on Theories and Practices
: Essays on Theories and Practice
Mark UnnoMindfulness and Psychotherapy
Christopher K. Germer, Ronald D. Siegel, Paul R. Fulton (editors)Glimpses of Abhidharma: From a Seminar on Buddhist Psychology
Chogyam Trungpa
Web sites for Buddhism and psychology
Spirituality and ethics are two aspects of the same thing, or even two ways of talking about the same thing. By practicing Buddhism, one is endeavoring to become more and more selfless, more and more capable of higher and higher levels of nonviolence, loving kindness, and altruism. The Buddhist path is all about transforming and developing one's character in a specific way defined by the Buddhist community. Moreover, the Buddha as prototype embodies that perfection of character.
Sallie King, Being Benevolence: The Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism