Not Turning Away

The Practice of Engaged Buddhism

Susan Moon, Susan Ichi Su Moon

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Shambhala
01 July 2004

Religion & beliefs; Buddhism

The Practice of Engaged Buddhism

The term ""engaged Buddhism"" was coined by the Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh as a way of asserting that Buddhism should not be passive or otherworldly, but on the contrary, that Buddhists should be deeply, compassionately involved in every aspect of society where suffering arises.

Not Turning Away

is a treasury of writings on the philosophy and practice of engaged Buddhism by some of the most well-known and respected figures in the movement, gleaned from the pages of the magazine that is the primary forum for engaged Buddhism in America and elsewhere-

Turning Wheel- The Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

Not Turning Away

provides a history of the engaged Buddhism movement, an analysis of its underlying principles, and inspiring practical examples of real people's experiences in putting spiritual practice to the test on the personal, national, and global levels. The range of topics-from political oppression to prison work, disability, racism, poverty, nonviolence, forgiveness, the student-teacher relationship, and homelessness-demonstrates the applicability of Buddhist teaching to every concern of modern life.

Contributors include-

Robert Aitken

Jan Chozen Bays

Melody Ermachild Chavis

Zoketsu Norman Fischer

Thich Nhat Hanh

Jack Kornfield

Kenneth Kraft

Joanna Macy

Jarvis Jay Masters

Fleet Maull

Susan Moon

Wendy Egyoku Nakao

Maylie Scott

Gary Snyder

Robert Thurman

Joan Tollifson

Diana Winston

Edited by: Susan Moon, Susan Ichi Su Moon
Imprint: Shambhala
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781590301036
ISBN 10: 159030103X
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 July 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susan Moon is a writer and longtime Zen Buddhist who teaches popular writing workshops, mostly in California. She is the former editor of Turning Wheel: The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Reviews for Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism

Moon, longtime editor of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship's journal Turning Wheel , has anthologized some of the journal's best articles into the current book. . . . Moon's real brilliance is insisting on essays that eschew the hypothetical. Instead they describe frankly the intimate joys, humor, failures, even despair, of practicing engaged Buddhism. -- Publishers Weekly