Buddhism, East and West: Transformation Inner and Outer

This is a good clear essay by deconstructionist Buddhist David Loy. It's a lot more developed than most excoriations of “Western Buddhism.” It exposes a common misconception about karma along the way. Buddhism showed up precisely to revolutionize the Hindu caste system. For Buddhism, karma is not an iron straightjacket. You can change it. There is some kind of freedom in every moment not to act as you've been conditioned.