“Why Buddhism and the West Need Each Other: On the Interdependence of Personal and Social Transformation” by David Loy

The mercy of the West has been social revolution. The mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void. We need both.

~Gary Snyder

Another way to put it: the highest ideal of the Western tradition has been the concern to restructure our societies so that they are more socially just. The most important goal for Buddhism is to awaken and (to use the Zen phrase) realize one’s true nature, which puts an end to dukkha—especially that associated with the delusion of a separate self. To- day it has become more obvious that we need both: not just because these ideals complement each other, but also because each project needs the other.

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