I really like this essay. These are ideas I often had in my mind while reading “The Feeling Buddha”. The parallels between eudaimonism, Buddhism, and objectivism are impossible to ignore. Of course, it depends on what sort of Buddhism we are talking about, and Brazier’s obvious leftism is disappointing. When confronted with the contradiction between a peaceful existence and the coercion of socialism, many leftists Buddhists might rethink their politics.

Joe