In a difficult, uncertain time, it takes a person of great courage, such as the Dalai Lama, to give us hope. Regardless of the violence and cynicism we see on television and read about in the news, there is an argument to be made for basic human goodness. The number of people who spend their lives e
Ethics for the New Millennium
โ Scribed by Bstan-'dzinrgya-mtsho. Dalai Lama XIV
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010;1999
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
I. The foundation of ethics -- 1. Modern society and the quest for human happiness -- 2. No magic, no mystery -- 3. Dependent origination and the nature of reality -- 4. Redefining the goal -- 5. The supreme emotion -- II. Ethics and the individual -- 6. The ethic of restraint -- 7. The ethic of virtue -- 8. The ethic of compassion -- 9. Ethics and suffering -- 10. The need for discernment -- 11. Universal responsibility -- 12. Levels of commitment -- 13. Ethics in society -- 14. Peace and disarmament -- 15. The role of religion in modern society -- 16. An appeal.
โฆ Table of Contents
I. The foundation of ethics --
1. Modern society and the quest for human happiness --
2. No magic, no mystery --
3. Dependent origination and the nature of reality --
4. Redefining the goal --
5. The supreme emotion --
II. Ethics and the individual --
6. The ethic of restraint --
7. The ethic of virtue --
8. The ethic of compassion --
9. Ethics and suffering --
10. The need for discernment --
11. Universal responsibility --
12. Levels of commitment --
13. Ethics in society --
14. Peace and disarmament --
15. The role of religion in modern society --
16. An appeal.
โฆ Subjects
Buddhist ethics;Ethics
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