Sulak Sivaraksa Quotes

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People seeking to live spiritually must be concerned with their social and physical environment.

Sulak Sivaraksa

The use of market values and technology as a social barometer has devalued the worth of individuals, rendered irrelevant the quality of their lives, and stunted their creativity.

Sulak Sivaraksa

It is not a Buddhist approach to say that if everyone practiced Buddhism, the world would be a better place. Wars and oppression begin from this kind of thinking.

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Radical transformation of society requires personal and spiritual change first or at least simultaneously

Sulak Sivaraksa

Capitalism brainwashes us through advertising and the skewing of priorities.... We need economies that promote human values, seek to limit suffering, and are committed to democratic principles, rather than ones dependent on global trade and a blind commitment to neo-liberal economic policies.

Sulak Sivaraksa

Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beingsAny attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a mistake. Until Western Buddhists understand this, their embrace of Buddhism will not help very much in the efforts to bring about meaningful and positive social change, or even in their struggle to transform their ego.

Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa

Born: March 27, 1933 (age 93)

Bio: Sulak Sivaraksa is the founder and director of the Thai NGO “Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation”, named after two authorities on Thai culture, Sathirakoses and Nagapradeepa.

Known for:

Conflict, Culture, Change (2005)
Loyalty demands dissent (1998)

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