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May 2021
1h 27m

Zen Buddhism and Social Transformation

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Zen Buddhist and Philosophy Professor David R. Loy, author of "EcoDharma" and "Money, Sex, War, and Karma", joins Breht to discuss Zen Buddhism, Western and Eastern Philosophy, Awakening, Socially Engaged Buddhism, the Relevance of Marxism, the psychology of consumerism, and more!

Find more of David Loy's work here: https://www.davidloy.org/

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center: https://rmerc.org/

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