Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Sulak Sivaraksa

Quote by Sulak Sivaraksa

Work

Global Healing: Essays and Interviews on Structural Violence, Social Development and Spiritual Transformation

Global Healing is a comprehensive work that examines the intersection of structural violence, social development, and spiritual transformation. The essays and interviews within its pages provide in-depth analysis and discussion on these topics, offering readers a nuanced understanding of the challenges and possibilities within these areas. more

Author

Sulak Sivaraksa
Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa, born on March 27, 1933, is a renowned Thai author, social activist, and Buddhist thinker. His works primarily focus on social justice, peace, and the practice of Buddhism, which have had a profound impact on Buddhist culture in Thailand and Asia. more

You May Also Like

“Social entrepreneurs come from all levels of society and from communities in nearly every country of the world. They all share the same underlying drive and passion to see their ideas through. Many of them have had a huge effect on the world, yet most people have not even heard of them - a trend we hope to change!”

“I think we're creating a situation that's incredibly dangerous. There's a lot of chat at the moment about the war on terror and whilst there are many causes for acts of terrorism, what kind of society are you creating if you allow civil society in Africa to die and create millions upon millions of orphans? Where are they going to go? What kind of cults, what kind of militias, what's going to happen? The accession of violence in those countries, the possibility of that, to me is very terrifying.”

“Poverty is not something people impose on themselves for want of effort and community organisation. It is constructed by divisive and discriminatory laws, inflexible organisations, acquisitive ideologies of wealth, a deeply rooted class system and policies which serve privilege in the short term and destroy society in the long term.”