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David R. Loy is the acclaimed author of The Great Awakening, The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons, and Money, Sex, War, Karma. He is qualified as a teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Zen.

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A succinct, level-headed idea of what a globalized, modern Buddhism could look like & the role it could play in making the world suffer less
 
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Popple_Vuh | 1 other review | Oct 24, 2021 |
The most essential insight that Buddhism offers is that all our individual suffering arises from three and only three sources, known in Buddhism as the three poisons: greed, ill-will, and delusion. In The Great Awakening, scholar and Zen teacher David Loy examines how these three poisons, embodied in society's institutions, lie at the root of all social maladies as well. The teachings of Buddhism present a way that the individual can counteract these to alleviate personal suffering, and Loy boldly examines how these teachings can be applied to institutions and even whole cultures for the allev.… (more)
 
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16
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709
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Rating
4.1
Reviews
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ISBNs
43
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