ABSTRACT
The chapter focuses on the way in which the Buddhist ‘talk’ of participants resonates with the central concepts of Buddhism that emerges in the academic writings. Buddhism, with its 2500-years history of development, is a diverse tradition incorporating different schools of thought. The Buddhist ideological influence in this organisation is an important factor influencing its stated difference. Unlike Western thought that seeks solutions to problems through generating change in the environment, the Eastern Buddhist philosophy does not cultivate the dualistic notion of subject and object. This Buddhist emphasis on self-investigation is a central factor in both Karuna Hospice Service’s ‘difference’ and ‘resistance’, and so will be a recurring theme in developing the interpretation of this work. Buddhism is documented as a tradition of tolerance, which affirms freedom in matters of belief, worship and religious practice. The Mahayana Buddhist psycho-philosophical view is based on the principle that no one has the right to impose his or her beliefs on another person.
