Four Noble Truths of Dhammic Socialism by Santikaro Bhikkhu

....I would like to deal with each of the four noble truths in so far as they are relevant to a vision for a Dhammic Society. To explore the first "Social Noble Truth," I would like to briefly review some of the many forms of social dukkha. Throughout this discussion, we must never forget that what we are calling "social problems" can never be separated from what we might call "personal dukkha." There is an inter-relationship between the dukkha that manifests in us as individuals, which supports and co-creates the collective problems of our societies, and, conversely, how the structures in society that manifest these collective problems impinge us in so many ways, therefore contributing to the personal or inner dukkha that torments us.....

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