I just finished reading David R. Loy’s book “Money, Sex, War, Karma- Notes for a Buddhist Revolution” and with a title like that, it pretty much sums it all up.
Loy writes clearly on these key topics and answers many of the misunderstandings that can arise from misinterpretation of the dharma. (Sharon Stone would take heed to read the chapter on Karma). A strong thread of socially engaged Buddhism is present in his writings and he engages the question of wwbd (what would Buddha do?) in a variety of diverse life scenarios and influences such as vegetarianism, ecology, video games, advertising and genetically modified foods.
I wholeheartedly appreciate that this book features such a wide array of topics as part of its investigation. I also do thank the author for not choosing to barrage his readers with lists of ‘things that can be done’ as a part of this “Buddhist revolution”.
“Money, Sex, War, Karma” is not a manifesto or call to arms but rather a book that puts the power in the readers hands to evaluate how best to be a socially engaged individual, awakening to the potential of what it means to be human in this age.
Please visit Wisdom Publications for more information on this and other super books by David R. Loy ***I’m particularly interested in reading Loy’s book “The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons: Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy” – which pretty much sounds like an awesome book for a geek like me to read!
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