HOOKED! Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume

Buddhism can shed valuable light on our compulsions to consume. Craving and attachment, how they arise, and how to free ourselves of them are central themes of Buddhist thought. The writings in this volume offer fresh perspectives and much-needed correctives to our society's tendency to believe that having more will make us happier.

Pema Chodron, Judith Simmer-Brown, Joseph Goldstein and other prominent Buddhist teachers on how we get hooked--and how to unhook ourselves. This fascinating anthology takes a clear, Buddhist look at how we give in to craving and consumerism, and gives fresh advice on what to do about it.