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Beyond Religion: Ethics For A Whole World (2011)

by Dalai Lama XIV(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0547636350 (ISBN13: 9780547636351)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: Words of wisdom from a wise leader. The Dalai Lama stresses the need for compassion in every society, not only for the benefit of the recipient, but for the giver as well. The idea that we must look at every individual as someone deserving of the right to a good life without suffering is key to helping us treat others with compassion regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, wealth, status, or religion. Beyond Religion is an excellent reminder to be mindful of this.
review 2: The world is changing. The main traditional religions are declining as fundamentalists of all religions become more vocal, it is more obvious than ever that in no area of the world will one faith suffice for everyone, and agnosticism and atheism are on the rise. But this does not mean, a... mores many fear, that the world is no longer a moral one. One can be a secularist and still have a moral center and live ethically. In this book the Dalai Lama strives to create a secular framework of ethics for all people to live by. This framework is centered on compassion, as it is the basis of all faiths, and includes kindness, patience, justice, forgiveness, generosity, and living sustainably and with personal integrity. The Dalai Lama uses common human experiences and new scientific and psychological studies to ground his ideas. His ideas are not groundbreaking, but for a major religious leader to call for a secular ethical center is not something that should be ignored. I look forward to reading more of his books. less

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