<b>An essential guide for practitioners and teachers to an inclusive form of tantra that directly confrontssystems of power and abuse as a path to liberation</b><br>—From the foreword by Lama Rod Owens, MDiv, coauthor of <i>Radical Dharma</i><br><br>Today, a new generation of Buddhists searches for ways to adopt Vajrayana while staying true to its historical legacy. <i>Modern Tantric Buddhism</i> unpacks the principles and applications of this esoteric practice in an accessible and meaningful manner, connecting its roots to a socially engaged, modern-day dharma. Taking a traditional Tibetan pedagogical approach, Lama Justin von Bujdoss divides the book into three thematic sections: Body, as it applies to physicality and embodiment; Speech, or ethical action; and Mind, the context of awakening. Von Bujdoss challenges assumptions about what it means to be a socially engaged Buddhist, and presents Tantra as an ideal vehicle for critically examining today''s most pressing social issu