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The Buddha's lone voice of sanity once prevented a war. Modern warfare is on a far larger scale, and could involve nuclear weapons. As we are faced with a choice between world peace and eventual disaster, Sangharakshita discusses realistic courses of action for peace activists and others.
Talk given in 1984.
| 1. | The Rohini incident: the Buddha prevents a war (15:44) | |
| 2. | World peace and the problem of nationalism (14:44) | |
| 3. | Nuclear disarmament: working on governments and society through individual and collective effort (13:16) | |
| 4. | Problems of communication: objective and subjective truth (14:34) | |
| 5. | The principle of non-violence (11:03) | |
| 6. | The problem of death, the Demon of Impermanence (12:35) | |
| 7. | The solution to death: seeking the Unconditioned (10:02) | |
| 8. | Conclusion: the Buddha's admonition (5:57) |
Total running time: 1:37:55
