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Title: Beyond Religion
Subtitle: Ethics for a Whole World
Author: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Narrator: Martin Sheen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-07-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration
Publisher's Summary:
Emmy Award-winning actor Martin Sheen (The West Wing) lends his distinguished voice to this stirring call to move beyond religion for the guidance to improve human life on individual, community, and global levels, including a guided meditation practice for cultivating key human values.
Ten years ago, in his best-selling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama, at his most compassionate and outspoken, elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious way.
Transcending the mere "religion wars", he outlines a system of secular ethics that gives tolerant respect to religion, but, with the highest level of spiritual and intellectual authority, makes a claim for what the Dalai Lama calls a third way. This is a universal code of ethics that transcends religion boundaries, that recognizes our common humanity and advocates for a global human community based on understanding and mutual respect.
Beyond Religion is an essential statement from the Dalai Lama, a blueprint for all those who yearn for a life fulfilled and a better world.
Critic Reviews:
"An impressive guide for teaching religious tolerance and respect to readers of all ages." (Kirkus Reviews)
"This wise, humane book, an original work rather than a collection of talks, is an incisive statement of His Holinesss thinking on ways to bring peace to a suffering world." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
A valuable addition to the subject of secular ethics
It is very understandable that the Dalai Lama can't help but put a bit of metaphysics into a discussion about ethics, but he does an admirable job of keeping it to a minimum. This is a well thought out, carefully constructed approach to ethics that very intentionally avoids using metaphysical justification for ethical values. It would have been improved by a clearer connection between science (particularly evolutionary psychology) and meditation of a compassionate nature, or science and meditation and emotional management, but I still found it a valuable addition to the discussion on the subject of secular ethics and will recommend it to friends and family.
One of the most inspirational book I have ever read!
One of the most inspirational books I have ever read!! The Dalai Lama covers his idea of universal world ethics and presents a code of ethics people from all cultures, religions and backgrounds can accept. He does not push Buddhism in this book but rather looks to help unit people on the grounds of a common understanding of how to accept and treat one another. Very beautiful, humble and well written book, my personal favorite from the Dalai Lama.
Four Stars
It is a very good rendition of the dali lama speaking to everyone and how compassion is beyond religion.
How one can find true happiness by caring for others
Very well written book. It explains the true meaning of life. How one can find true happiness by caring for others.
A must read for those who are concerned about collective survival
The Dalai Lama explains in very simple terms what the world needs to consider if we want to survive the rising waves of materialism and fanatical power grabs. He does not try to evangelize beyond asking all of us to consider the priority of "inner values".