They often opened their home to extended-stay guests. A friend would be going through a divorce and needed a place for a few weeks while looking for an apartment, or a meditation teacher would be in town from India, bringing us tiny clay buddhas and new dishes at the dinner table. One year, my parents hosted a violinist who was performing at the local symphony for about a month. I remember watching her play violin at the top of our entryway stairs.
Macy synthesized principles of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology philosophy to empower collective action toward environmental sustainability, inspiring ordinary people to heal the planet.
The disappearance of senior monk Phra Thep Wachirapamok has led to investigations revealing a sex scandal involving blackmail, lavish gifts, and considerable power within Thailand's Buddhist clergy.
"Radical acceptance represents a fundamental principle in both Buddhism and modern psychology, and is neatly summarised in the psychotherapeutic expression: the only way out is through."
