"Whereas traditional Christianity calls for the subordination of all other commitments to the commitment to God, Buddhism teaches us to give up all craving and attachment, just those aspects of the human psyche that ground economism."

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“Jesus said that we could not serve both God and wealth, and it is obvious that Western society is organized in the service of wealth.”

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