“Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world.” PeopleWorldWayLooksTalkingStudyChangedBuddhismBuddhistMonkMeditatingMonasteriesThaiBuddhist Monk Author:John Burdett
“In Southeast Asia the world is understood to be a vast, complex network of interdependent relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for small-time rice farmers to feed their families and make a living, it is a natural thing for anyone in the family who can find an alternative source of income to do so.” WorldNaturalImpossibleSourceUnderstoodCapitalismComplexesIncomeAlternativesFarmersAsiaRiceNatural ThingsSoutheast AsiaSouth Asia Author:John Burdett
“The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.” WorldAmazing Places Author:John Burdett
“The function of the West is to turn bodies and minds into products. It cannot understand that the rest of the world holds this to be an obscenity, a corruption of our nirvanic nature.” WorldMindBodyTurnsProductsFunctionWestCorruptionMind And BodyObscenity Book:Bangkok Haunts Source: Bangkok Haunts
