POL381H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Swaraj, Vinaya, Corporate Capitalism
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Environment, justice & the natural world iii (buddhist tree ordination) Connects particular to universal, diverse to common, and local to global. Understands life as a continuum between human and non-human species, and between past, present, and future generations. True swaraj comes from opposing immorality and encouraging moral practice. Although, shiva is significantly less moralizing than gandhi. Satyagraha (struggle for truth) as a decolonizing project. Farah godrej - this won"t be on exam. Environmental ethics rooted in metaphysical / religious principles. Current status is the result of past merit. Must deserve to be there b/c of previous karma. In theravada, monks prohibited from working for themselves. In most of theravada world, ordination is temporary for most. Monks rely on lay people for material support. "environmental monks" to highlight their embeddedness within political debates. In 1996-97: project to ordain 50 million trees in honour of the. Prominent monks given titles and administrative roles that limit their grassroots availability.
