Buddha at the apocalypse

Buddha at the apocalypse: awakening from a culture of destruction

by Spellmeyer, Kurt

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Spellmeyer challenges us to look directly at the devastating assumptions underlying the very mechanisms of the modern world-- and offers a clarion call to awaken from a pervasive culture of destruction into a natural, sustainable, and sane peace. He references the Bible, popular culture, Zen, and Western philosophy in addressing two questions: how did we get here, and what can we do now. An answer to pervasive cynicism and decline, Spellmeyer shows how to accept and connect with reality in dark…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Buddha at the apocalypse : awakening from a culture of destruction / Kurt Spellmeyer ; foreword by Robert A.F. Thurman.

Summary

Spellmeyer challenges us to look directly at the devastating assumptions underlying the very mechanisms of the modern world-- and offers a clarion call to awaken from a pervasive culture of destruction into a natural, sustainable, and sane peace. He references the Bible, popular culture, Zen, and Western philosophy in addressing two questions: how did we get here, and what can we do now. An answer to pervasive cynicism and decline, Spellmeyer shows how to accept and connect with reality in dark times.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wisdom Publications
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 175 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0861715829, 9780861715824
  • oclc:ocn460054509
  • LC Classification:BQ4570.T5
  • Dewey Decimal:294.3/423

Table of Contents

Introduction : welcome to the apocalypse -- In the beginning of history -- World despising and the origins of the modern world -- An end to history, an end to suffering -- One body : the hidden ground of liberation -- From revolutionary thinking to an ecology of mind -- Images of order in a complex world -- On and off the road of history -- Conclusion : Buddha at the apocalypse.

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Subjects

Bouddhisme -- Doctrines Buddhism -- Doctrines Philosophie comparée Philosophy, Comparative Temps -- Philosophie Time -- Philosophy Time -- Religious aspects

Writers

Spellmeyer, Kurt

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