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A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack (SUNY Series in Religious Studies) (Paperback)

by David R. Loy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press (1 Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0791452603
  • ISBN-13: 978-0791452608
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.8 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Roy (international studies, Bunkyo U., Japan) explores the Western desire to ground oneself or make oneself feel more real, arising from a self-conscious ungroundedness which we experience as a sense of lack . Using a contemporary Buddhist perspective, the author discusses ways that our understandin

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5.0 out of 5 stars A history like no other, 13 Dec 2003
By A. Durling "me the prasangika" (Eastbourne, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a history that does more than tell a story: it gives an explanation of why we in the West have arrived at where we are now and why we are, as a society, still deeply unsatisfied and unfufilled despite being phenomenally wealthy and powerful, and freer in political and socio-economic terms relative to most other periods of history and most other societies. Most of us, if we are aware enough, can testify to having a feeling that something is 'lacking' from modern day life. David Loy has developed this concept of 'lack', through his integration of the insights of Western psychoanalysis and psychology with the insights of traditional Buddhism (especially its insights into the lack of inherent existence of all things as defined and explained by the paramount Buddhist philosopher, Nagarjuna) in previous writings of his, and he has applied this concept to Western history in a way that makes Buddhism itself a lot more accessible to Western readers as well as makes Western history more relevant to the existential concerns of those same readers. So relevant, in fact, that I would argue that the book can help the reader with making fundamental changes in one's life, especially as in the last chapter Loy provides us with a superbly original presentation of the Buddhist solution to all our problems. And despite the immense scholarship Loy brings to this book, it is very readable indeed, although I suggest reading it slowly and carefully in order to savour its depth and its implications for one's own life. And if you believe in helping to build bridges between Buddhism and Western culture, this book is an essential resource.
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