Table of Contents
Foreword David Loy xiii
Introduction Thanissara xv
Chapter 1 A Great Awakening 1
Beyond Personal Salvation 6
A Shift of Focus for Our Times 8
A Deadly Challenge 11
Earth on a Cusp 12
Colonial Legacy 17
The Feminine as Central to Awakening 20
Healthy Ground 22
Beloved Community 23
Gender and Power in Buddhist Systems 25
Internalized Oppression 29
Corporations Are Not People 31
Standing Up 32
A Royal Marriage 35
Womb of Wisdom 39
Mindfulness Pill 41
A Praying Mantis 43
Chapter 2 A Great Struggle 49
The Lone Warrior 53
From Warrior to Lover 55
Separation 60
Fascism 62
Letting Go 64
An Ancient Shadow Births a Terrible Blow 65
A Struggle in Thailand 75
We Are the Crisis 79
Mindfulness: A Relational Practice 82
An Evolutionary Task 84
Seeds for Life 87
Reckless Hate 88
A New Way Dawns 90
Chapter 3 A Great Illumination 93
Initiation 94
Stop 98
When the Devil Shows Up 100
Night of Enlightenment 103
Beyond 105
True Refuge 107
Call of the Earth 109
Chapter 4 A Great Challenge 113
A Divine Intervention 115
Enlightenment Pitfalls 117
An Angry Buddhist 118
An Animal Holocaust 122
From Anger to Clarity and Compassion 123
Chapter 5 A Great Love 127
Buddha as Activist 130
A Legalistic Challenge 131
The Buddha's Right Action 136
Bringing Climate Change into Dharma Practice 138
Dimensions of Intention 141
We Are the Revolution 142
A Loved World 145
Chapter 6 A Great Service 147
The Bodhisattva: One Who Takes Suffering and Gives Light 149
Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form 153
The Four-Fold Sangha: A Democracy of Awakening for Our Times 154
Together We Can 158
The End of Consumption 160
Begin Today 162
A New Shape for a New World 165
Afterword: My Own Practice 167
Notes 177
Bibliography 187
Index 191
Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 201