Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa, born 1933, is a prominent and outspoken Thai intellectual and social critic. He is a teacher, a scholar, a publisher, an activist, the founder of many organisations, and the author of more than a hundred books and monographs in both Thai and English. He is among a handful of leaders world-wide working to a revive the socially engaged aspects of spirituality.

The power of non-violence

It is 12 January 2003 and US president Bush has rallied his troops for what he calls “The first war of the 21st century”. What is your view of this crisis, where, briefly, do you stand? This is the question we are putting to people around the world, especially those with their own public reputatio

By Sulak Sivaraksa

/ 12 Jan 2003

Thailand: a return to the ideal?

I approach this question from the standpoint of a radical conservative. On the one hand, I feel that constitutional monarchy is the best possible system for the country, especially for

By Sulak Sivaraksa

/ 20 May 2002