https://www.deepecology.net/tags/development-critique/Recent content in Development-Critique on deep ecologyHugoen-auThu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/sulak-sivaraksa/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/sulak-sivaraksa/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_sulak_sivaraksa.jpg" alt="Sulak Sivaraksa Portrait" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Sulak Sivaraksa is Thailand&rsquo;s most prominent Buddhist social critic and one of the founders of the international Engaged Buddhism movement. For over five decades, he has articulated a Buddhist approach to social, economic, and environmental issues that directly challenges both Western materialism and traditional Buddhism&rsquo;s perceived detachment from worldly concerns.</p> <p>Sivaraksa&rsquo;s work demonstrates how Buddhist principles of interdependence, non-violence, and mindful consumption offer profound alternatives to industrial capitalism&rsquo;s destructive relationship with nature. His concept of &ldquo;Buddhist economics,&rdquo; developed alongside E.F. Schumacher, proposes development models based on sufficiency, sustainability, and spiritual well-being rather than endless growth.</p>