American Buddhist Net

Author and teacher, Robert Sachs, interviews some of the most influential spiritual teachers and thinkers of our time in his newest book, "The Wisdom of The Buddhist Masters: Common and Uncommon Sense"

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 28, 2008 -- When most people think of Buddhism, they think of pacifism - of a serene Buddha detached from the world.

But while the Buddha is serene, his detachment is not aloof or uninterested in the rest of us. In fact, the Buddha is one hundred percent engaged; body, speech, and mind all instruments of love and compassion twenty-four seven. Buddhism is informed, intelligent, compassionate, and skillfully engaged activism. It's goal is peace, but it does not shy away from confrontation and conflict. Consider the monks of Viet Nam and Myanmar. Consider the Tibetans. And this is what author and Buddhist practitioner, Robert Sachs says people need to know about the Buddha and his teachings.

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