Yogacara Philosophy: A Tool of Resistance Against Consumerism

Or, the incompatibility of capitalism and Buddhism.

Allison van Tilborgh
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5 min readApr 25, 2021

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Buddhist Philosophy is not a monolith. Within the Mahayana school of Buddhism, several streams exist including the focus of this project: Yogacara.

Yogacara is historically associated with three individuals: the Bodhisattva Maitreya and the monks…

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Allison van Tilborgh

Writing at the intersection of faith, food, film, and feminism.