Rich Without Consumerism

Professor Stephen T. Asma has some fond memories of his time spent with students in 2003 at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh.

So many, in fact, that he has penned a reflective book, The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha.

It's a rich, beautiful culture. People should experience it now before it's radically different -- it's going to change because of globalization. It's wonderful to go someplace and not be saturated by consumerism. There's no Starbucks.

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