Mindfulness and Reverence in Peace Building
Contingent Horizons: The York University Student Journal of Anthropology December 31, 1969 Daksha Madhu Rajagopalan
This is an exploration of Buddhist mindfulness as a means of conflict resolution and peace building. Drawing on monks’ efforts in post-genocide Cambodia as its case study and inspiration, this essay considers firstly, traditional environmental security conflict theories and secondly, Batesonian purposive-consciousness. Given the limitations of both these approaches in articulating the Khmer...