In a difficult, uncertain time, it takes a person of great courage, such as the dalai lama, to give us hope. Pdf download ethics for the new millennium free unquote books. Buy a cheap copy of ancient wisdom, modern world ethics. Tenzin gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, offers his wisdom for handling the problems of life, ranging from personal discontent to global conflicts. Jan 16, 2015 address of his holiness the dalai lama during the international conference on ethics in the new millennium at tumkur university on 21 dec. Ancient wisdom, modern world ethics for a new millennium. We can extend our compassion to the point where the individual feels so moved by even the subtlest suffering of others that they come to have an overwhelming sense of responsibility towards those others. Ethics for the new millennium ebook davidstrattford. This work presents the dalai lama s prescription for the spiritual expansion of humankind. Like far from applying the teachings of their religion in our personal lives, we have a tendency to use them to reinforce our selfcentered attitudes. Freedom in exile here, in his own words, the dalai lama describes what it was like to grow up revered as a deity among his people, reveals his innermost fe. In this book, ethics for the new millennium, hh the dalai lama is the answer to the overly authoritarian and the insipidly lax. The dalai lama used the change to the new millennium as a call to ethical and spiritual reflection and to an awakening to a new, informed inner life. In it, he answers the question that lazy, greedy, or selfish people inevitably ask.
Ethics for the new millennium book by dalai lama xiv. Ethics for the new millennium kindle edition by lama. Jan 01, 1999 this book, ethics for the new millennium was written at the time of the change from the 20th to the 21st century. Its ultimate goal is happiness for every individual, irrespective of religious beliefs. Ethics for the new millennium, by the dalai lama the. Ethics for the new millennium quotes showing 124 of 24 indeed, we find that almost all the mental and emotional suffering which is such a feature of modern livingincluding the sense of hopelessness, of loneliness, and so onlessens the moment we begin to engage in actions motivated by concern for others. Addressing what he sees as the spiritual void in modern society, t.
With beyond religion he elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious waya path to lead an ethical, happy, and spiritual life. This is in our hands, but especially in the hands of the younger generation. Key concepts compassion is based on the innate human sense of empathy, and can be developed without limit. We relate to our religion as something we own or as a label that separates us from others. However, if we really want the next millennium to be happier, more peaceful and more harmonious for humankind we will have to make the effort to make it so. Modern world, which addressed the question of ethics for the new millennium. Pdf download ethics for the new millennium free ebooks pdf. Based on the book ethics for the new millennium by his holiness the dalai lama.
Besides discussing ways in which we may care for the environment, he gives guidance in the techniques of contemplation. The dalai lama does not merely preach compassionhe is compassionate, and his book is a generous gift to a very needy world. Pdf ethics for the new millennium download full pdf book. We found it useful to have a warmup session before we started reading and formally studying ethics for the new millennium. Dalai lamas are important monks of the gelug school, the newest school of tibetan buddhism, which was formally headed by the ganden tripas. His holiness the dalai lama s newest book, the wisdom of compassion, is now available from riverhead books. As a nonreligious, nonspiritual person, i listened to the dalai lama out of shear curiousity, and was surprised to find out that i agree with 99% of what he says. This call to compassionate ethics fuses 1990s universalism with the golden rule. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Tenzin gyatso, shortened from jetsun jamphel ngawang lobsang yeshe tenzin gyatso. Ethics for the new millennium quotes by dalai lama xiv.
Editions of ethics for the new millennium by dalai lama xiv. To them, living ethically implies being taken advantage of by the less ethical. Its structural organization and format is adapted from the dalai lama foundations study guide for ethics for the new millennium by his holiness the dalai lama 2004. Addressing what he sees as the spiritual void in modern society, the dalai lama calls for the necessity of virtue and greater compassion. Hh dalai lamas talk on ethics for the new millennium part 1. It helped tremendously to get to know each other, get grounded in our own ethics and set a tone and intention for our time together. With wit, insight and good sense he demonstrates that there are universal principles we can draw on which transcend the dilemma of belief and disbelief. Ethics for the new millennium by dalai lama pdf free. This discovering ethics study guide was prepared by three of the programs founding members. Sep 11, 2015 according to the dalai lama, our survival has depended and will continue to depend on our basic goodness. Dont miss his holiness the dalai lamas classic book, the art of happiness, or his newest, the book of joy, named one of oprahs favorite things. According to the dalai lama, our survival has depended and will continue to depend on our basic goodness. Rhyming text describes all of the wonderful things that fathers do for their babies download ancient wisdom, modern world.
Ethics for the new millennium not only points to a valuable goal, it also urges us to take the first step in the direction of right action. The by the dalai lama, in which he calls for a spiritual revolution. This work presents the dalai lamas prescription for the spiritual expansion of humankind. Aug 16, 2010 his holiness the dalai lama s public talk, ethics for the new millennium given at delhi university, new delhi, india, on august 10th, 2010. Augustine told christian pastors that their most eloquent instruction would lie not in their words but in their lives. The xiv dalai lama seems to many to embody happiness happiness against the odds, a virtue that is acquired and practiced. The dalai lama s new book is an example of that principle still at work. This book on a secular approach to ethics by the dalai lama caught my eye when i was browsing the new books section of my library.
While the book was written by the dalai lama, its emphasis is on the spiritual rather than religious aspects of lifewhether a person practises religion or not, the spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable. Reviews of the ethics for the new millennium so far in regards to the ebook we now have ethics for the new millennium pdf feedback end users are yet to but remaining their own writeup on the game, or otherwise not read it nevertheless. Our intention is to make this study guide available widely, through the dalai lama foundation, to anyone who might want to start such a study group with their friends or colleagues. Before a live audience in atlanta, georgia, krista had a rare opportunity to mull over the meaning of happiness in contemporary life with. Compassionate listening and the ethics for the new millennium article in international journal of listening 243. Acknowledging the shortcomings of religious approaches and the problems caused by the inherent conflicts of religion, the dalai lama turns to humanist principles and calls for a secular approach to ethics. His holiness the 14th dalai lama of tibet, jonathan sacks. Ten years ago, in his bestselling ethics for a new millennium, his holiness the dalai lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. In his ethics for the new millennium, the exiled leader of the tibetan people shows how the basic concerns of all peoplehappiness based in contentment, appeasement of suffering, forging meaningful relationshipscan act as the foundation for a universal ethics. Ethics for the new millennium kindle edition by lama, dalai. Ethics for the new millennium presents a moral system based on universal rather than religious principles. As we enter into the new millennium things will be the same.
In a modern society characterized by insensitivity to violence, ambivalence to the suffering of others, and a highoctane profit motive, is talk of ethics anything. In 1999 his holiness the dalai lama published the bestselling ancient wisdom. Ethics for the new millennium written by anonymous from closter, nj on october 25th, 2004. Ethics for the new millennium by the dalai lama audio book. Delhi university 2010 ethics for the new millennium the. This book, ethics for the new millennium was written at the time of the change from the 20th to the 21st century.
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