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Alumni College: Why Buddhism and the Modern World Need Each Other

From site: Reunion 2014

Date: Friday, June 20th, 2014

Time: 8:30 am

Duration: 1 hour

Location: Boliou 104

Contact: eupdike

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With David Loy '69. The highest ideal of the Western tradition has been the concern to restructure our societies so that they are more socially just. The most important goal for Buddhism is to awaken and (to use the Zen phrase) realize one's true nature, which puts an end to dukkha ("suffering") especially that associated with the delusion of a separate self. In his presentation, David notes that we need both: not just because these ideals complement each other, but because each project needs the other.

Audiences:

Faculty, Staff, Alumni