Waking the Buddha
Waking the Buddha Is there more to Buddhism than sitting in silent meditation? Does it empower individuals to transform their lives? Is modern Buddhism relevant to the problems of daily life? Waking…
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Waking the Buddha
Is there more to Buddhism than sitting in silent meditation? Does it empower individuals to transform their lives? Is modern Buddhism relevant to the problems of daily life?
Waking the Buddha tells the story of the Soka Gakkai International, the largest, most dynamic Buddhist movement in the world today and one that is waking up and shaking up Buddhism so it can truly work in ordinary people s lives. Or has Buddhism become too detached, so still and quiet that the Buddha has fallen asleep? Drawing on his long personal experience as a Buddhist teacher, journalist, and editor, Clark Strand offers broad insight into how and why the Soka Gakkai, with its commitment to social justice and its egalitarian approach, has become a role model, not only for other schools of Buddhism, but for other religions as well.
Readers will be inspired by the struggles and triumphs of the Soka Gakkai s three