Hooked! : Buddhist writings on greed, desire, and the urge to consume / edited by Stephanie Kaza ; foreword by Paul Hawken.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaza, Stephanie.

Hawken, Paul

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desire--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Desire.

Buddhism--Doctrines.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

ix, 271 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala, 2005.

Summary:

At one time or another we have all experienced that sudden, all-consuming desire for a material object that is so strong it seems we couldn't possibly be happy without it. Yet, when we give in to that intense impulse, we are often frustrated and empty. It is this feeling of being "hooked" that advertisers bank on when selling us products. And, from a global perspective, it is this same feeling that fuels our rampant consumption, which is having a devastating impact on the world's economy and environment. Here, some of the most well-respected Buddhist teachers explore our seemingly endless drive to acquire-and offer practical ways to combat consumerism on a personal and global level.

Contents:

Part 1 Getting Hooked: Desire and Attachment

1 Desire, Delusion, and DVDs / Joseph Goldstein 17

2 How We Get Hooked, How We Get Unhooked / Pema Chodron 27

3 The Inner Pursuit of Happiness / Ruben L. F. Habito 34

4 Young Buddhists in Shopping Shangri-la / Sumi Loundon 49

5 Marketing the Dharma / Thubten Chodron 63

6 You Are What You Download / Diana Winston 76

Part 2 Practicing with Desire: Using Buddhist Tools

7 Cultivating the Wisdom Gaze / Judith Simmer-Brown 89

8 No River Bigger than Tanha / Pracha Hutanuwatr, Jane Rasbash 104

9 Taming the "I Want" Mind / Sunyana Graef 122

10 Penetrating the Tangle / Stephanie Kaza 139

11 Form and Elegance with Just Enough / Rita M. Gross 152

12 Consuming Time / David Loy, Linda Goodhew 166

Part 3 Buddhist Ethics of Consumption

13 Three Robes Is Enough / Ajahn Amaro 183

14 Practicing Generosity in a Consumer World / Santikaro 198

15 Wash Your Bowls / Norman Fischer 214

16 Green Power in Contemporary Japan / Duncan Ryuken Williams 225

17 Mutual Correction / David W. Chappell 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-267).

ISBN:

1590301722

OCLC:

55947987