Perry Garfinkel, author of Buddha or Bust, joins Engaged Buddhists
Perry Garfinkel, author of Buddha or Bust (http://www.buddhaorbust.com/) and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post on spiritual issues, recently joined the Engaged Buddhists.

/New Age News Articles/ - January 22, 2008 - As engagedbuddhists.ning.com continues to increase its reach, the author who helped inspire the site has added his name to the membership list. Perry Garfinkel, author of Buddha or Bust (http://www.buddhaorbust.com/) and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post on spiritual issues, recently joined the increasingly popular social networking site.

"Even though Buddhists aren't supposed to have egos -- ha!! -- I take personal pride in inspiring Ryan to launch this site," said Garfinkel. "In fact, with his site he is demonstrating how the Internet can be an effective change agent for socially engaged Buddhism. He is what I would call a true blog-o-satva!"

Garfinkel has covered the overlap of Eastern and Western cultures for many major publications, including the New York Times, where he's specialized in articles on travel and cultural trends since 1986. He lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and you can check out his blogs for the HuffingtonPost.com at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-garfinkel/#blogger_bio

"I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't put the Buddha or Bust book down," said Ryan Vong, the founder of the social networking site. "It was also quite a random act since I've never found myself in the religion section of the bookstore. Now, thanks to Perry, I find myself trying to absorb as much knowledge as I can about Buddhism."

Engaged Buddhists welcomes all new members to its social networking site and encourages those who are curious about the philosophy to join and learn from those who have made it a regular practice. It's an opportunity for those who may be struggling with the pace of the modern world to join a community that shares a renewed spirit of life, patience and serenity.

Visit Engaged Buddhists at http://engagedbuddhists.ning.com

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