Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World, (Paperback)

from streamsong

In the first half of this book, the Dalai Lama puts forth a very interesting discussion of secular ethics. He believes that externally-imposed, religion-based ethics are on the wane. Instead, he suggests that people need to adopt a system of internal ethics based on our recognition of each other'...

from shaunesay

Much food for thought in this scary time where it seems like people spend less and less time on the contemplation of harmony and conservation and react violently over the smallest detail, screaming that they are being repressed when they are in fact doing the repressing. Sadly the people who need...

from kurvanas

This is a very nice, brief collection from His Holiness that is best summed up by paraphrasing from the book itself: People cannot live without the dignity we all deserve as humans. Though technically a furtherance of his seminal work Ethics for a New Millennium, it is a stand alone, crystal-clea...

from seidchen

Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World has sprung from what seems to be H.H. the Dalai Lama's commitment to fostering compassion as widely as possible-in this instance, beyond Buddhists and even individuals who identify as religious. Written in a straightforward, colloquial voice with characte...

from susiebrooks

Without a doubt the best book written by the Dalai Lama, so far. I really didn't want to finish Beyond Religion and now that I have, I feel the need to read it again. I recognise that I have a tremendous lack of tolerance for religion and those who profess to be devoutly anything. This book came ...