false 200137 13 In a modern society characterized by insensitivity to violence, ambivalence to the suffering of others, and a high-octane profit motive, is talk of ethics anything more than a temporary salve for our collective conscience? The Dalai Lama thinks so. In his <I>Ethics for the New Millennium</I>, the exiled leader of the Tibetan people shows how the basic concerns of all people--happiness based in contentment, appeasement of suffering, forging meaningful relationships--can act as the foundation for a universal ethics. <br><br> His medicine isn't always easy to swallow, however, for it demands of the reader more than memorizing precepts or positing hypothetical dilemmas. The Nobel Peace laureate invites us to recognize certain basic facts of existence, such as the interdependence of all things, and from these to recalibrate our hearts and minds, to approach all of our actions in their light. Nothing short of an inner revolution will do. Basic work is required in nurturing our innate tendencies to compassion, tolerance, and generosity. And at the same time, "we need to think, think, think ... like a scientist," reasoning out the best ways to act from a principle of universal responsibility. Like a merging of the care and compassion of Jesus, the cool rationality of the Stoics, the moral program of Ben Franklin, and the psychology of William James, <I>Ethics for the New Millennium</I> is a plea for basic goodness, a blueprint for world peace. <I>--Brian Bruya</I> 1135779 book 1999 Ethics for the New Millennium total:541|5:208|4:212|3:97|2:21|1:3| 541 2224 818 49 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Jul 09 17:29:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:29:51 -0700 2009
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Ethics are an interesting concept. A set of rules or ways of life that guide us to live life in a positive way both for ourselves and for those around us. This is m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:04:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 14:36:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 29 07:35:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 07:41:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 27 08:35:07 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 08:40:23 -0700 2007
I enjoyed reading the book and it does give some really good ideas and ways ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jun 03 06:59:20 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 05:36:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 00:41:29 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 00:51:12 -0800 2008 Of all the books I have read by His Holiness the Da...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Mar 31 20:57:15 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 20:59:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 10:05:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:07:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 19:05:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 19:09:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 12:45:58 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 12:47:01 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Sep 17 17:21:14 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 09:43:55 -0700 2007
this guy always makes me smile. Of course, he has his ethical background in Tibetan Buddhism, but he clearly distinguishes between the ethical, the spiritual, and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 15:16:09 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 15:40:24 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 30 13:15:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 13:16:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Oct 31 19:17:11 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 19:17:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 19 16:49:44 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 16:58:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 18:13:19 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 18:20:14 -0800 2008 1
BUT, as an author, he lacks critical complexity. He fully grasps wh...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Aug 28 09:08:14 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 09:11:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 06 18:50:13 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 18:53:47 -0700 2008
Quote, . . "when it comes to ourselves who are being praised, it is vital not to let this make us feel puffed up...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 16:40:27 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 16:54:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 16 05:51:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 05:53:35 -0700 2007 more...]]>