Inner Revolution [antikvár]

F O R E wo R D THoh Thurman is one of my oldest Western friends. He has Ju been thinking about this Inner Revolution for a long time. I remember we had talked about it in Dharamsala years ago. For Tibetan Buddhists, these ideas are not revolutionary; naturally, when you transform your individual mind, the whole society is transformed. As Buddhists we believe that the Buddha had the compassionate plan to help all sentient beings, as well as the wisdom to understand how it works. Thurman explained to me how some Western thinkers have assumed that Buddhism has no intention to change society, since the Buddha left his throne and created monasteries, and renunciation is fundamental in the Buddhist path. Thurman's book provides a timely corrective to any lingering notions about Buddhism as an tmcaring religion. 1 think Thurman gives new insights into the Tibetan society and its special Buddhist culture. Thurman pointed out XIII «1!