Monks lead largest Myanmar Protests III

This is another footage on Monks leading against the Myanmar Government for reform and democracy. It is actually a form of engaged buddhism.

Engaged Buddhism is a term originally coined by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. During the Vietnam War, he and his sangha (spiritual community) made efforts to respond to the suffering they saw around them. They saw this work as part of their meditation and mindfulness practice, not apart from it. Since then, the term continues to apply to Buddhists who are seeking ways to apply the insights from meditation practice and dharma teachings to situations of social, political, and economic suffering and injustice.

Organizations such as the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists are devoted to building the movement of engaged Buddhists. Other engaged Buddhist groups include the Zen Peacemakers Sangha, led by Roshi Bernard Glassman, the Benevolent Organisation for Development, Health and Insight, Gaden Relief Projects, Amida Trust and Tzu Chi. Prominent figures in the movement include Robert Aitken Roshi, Joanna Macy, Gary Snyder, Alan Senauke, Sulak Sivaraksa Maha Ghosananda, Sylvia Wetzel, Diana Winston, Fleet Maull, Joan Halifax and Ken Jones.


Books you can buy:
Burma: The State of Myanmar
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia
The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World
Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism