Thich Nhat Hanh and "socially engaged Buddhism"

Ken Knabb <knabb@bopsecrets.org>

Millions of people around the world are mourning the recent death of
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher and author who was
a major pioneer of "socially engaged Buddhism."

I share their love and admiration of him. I also have enough respect for
him, and for those whose radical efforts he has inspired and influenced,
to feel that they merit the clearest possible critiques:

"Strong Lessons for Engaged Buddhists"
http://www.bopsecrets.org/PS/buddhists.htm

"Evading the Transformation of Reality: Engaged Buddhism at an Impasse"
http://www.bopsecrets.org/recent/buddhists.htm

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