Ethics for the New Millennium

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781573220255
• ISBN10: 1573220256
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-02
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Summary

The Dalai Lama bases his exquisitely argued cry for a new look at society on the radical notion that human beings are "originally pure" and presents a persuasive examination of human's fundamental natures.

Author Biography

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace have brought him international recognition. He is the recipient of the Wallenberg Award (conferred by the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Foundation), the Albert Schweitzer Award, and the Nobel Peace Prize.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
I The Foundation of Ethics	1	(78)
Modern Society and the Quest for Human Happiness	3	(16)
No Magic, No Mystery	19	(16)
Dependent Origination and the Nature of Reality	35	(14)
Redefining the Goal	49	(14)
The Supreme Emotion	63	(16)
II Ethics and the Individual	79	(80)
The Ethic of Restraint	81	(20)
The Ethic of Virtue	101	(22)
The Ethic of Compassion	123	(10)
Ethics and Suffering	133	(12)
The Need for Discernment	145	(14)
III Ethics and Society	159
Universal Responsibility	161
Levels of Commitment	173
Ethics in Society	179
Peace and Disarmament	201
The Role of Religion in Modern Society	219
An Appeal	233