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- Title
The Buddhist and the Tomato.
- Authors
Vincent, Douglas
- Abstract
The article discusses the reason why sustainable choices are often so difficult. As a Buddhist, the author realized that Buddhist philosophy provides a unique way of looking at how people might transform their commodity-driven desire that oftentimes result in unsustainable practices. Applying the philosophy, he notes that to change one's desires he or she must first have to alter the way he or she looks at the world. The author also reflects on the characteristics of a tomato and how it will make people to have more sustainable choices.
- Subjects
DESIRE (Philosophy); NEEDS assessment; PHILOSOPHICAL analysis; BUDDHISM &; humanism; BUDDHIST philosophers; SUSTAINABLE living; TOMATOES; THOUGHT &; thinking; ESSENTIALISM (Philosophy)
- Publication
Alternatives Journal (AJ) - Canada's Environmental Voice, 2008, Vol 34, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
1205-7398
- Publication type
Article