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I was both madly impressed and frustrated by this book, mostly because Id come back to listening to it during a frustrating week and the Dalai Lama felt like it was appropriate to remind me the importance of compassion.
No really, I would give this a/, There was a solid attempt at secular ethical philosophy, which while it seemed more “all inclusive” than strictly secular, I enjoyed, and the last hour had tangible changeyourlifenow techniques to try.
Is it ridiculous to say I wish there were more people in the world like the Dalai Lama I respect the man very much indeed.
Would read again.

booksinneverstoplearning ethicalcompassion personalgrowth All my life I have been told by "religious" people that religion is necessary for morality.
I have never believed this, mostly because my own parents were every bit as moral as they were secular,

Also, growing up I absorbed the "enlightened," civic faith of the Founding Fathers of the U, S. A. in the ability of a body of citizens to govern itself without being ruled by a set of religious doctrines, All that was needed was the right framework laws and a willingness to work for the common good of all,

But this seems to me to be less and less understood, in the U, S. anyway. Maybe it just seems that way because I live in the hyperreligious South, It has recently seemed less and less likely that anyone be very effective in advancing the cause of the same kind of commonsense approach to religion and morals that our Founding Fathers took.


Enter The Dalai Lama, In simple and engaging language, he goes beyond my fondest hopes by articulating a case for, if not the superiority of secular ethics, then at least its existence as a phenomenon that preexists religion.
He bases his notion of secular ethics on a "spirituality" that "comes from our innate human nature as beings with a natural disposition toward compassion, kindness, and caring for others.
" Secular ethics are the water into which are intermixed the tea leaves of religion,

In its first section, the book elaborates on this "quite simple" notion, The second section is a beginner's guide to the strengthening of one's sense of secular ethics through selfawareness exercises that draw heavily on the Buddhist meditative tradition.


Maybe it's easier for a Buddhistas a nontheistto think in secular terms, Perhaps, but the Dalai Lama emphasizes the distinction between religious metaphysical beliefs and secular ones, Buddhism's metaphysical notions are very important to the nature of that religion, yet they do not prevent the Dalai Lama from recognizing secular values as values that everyone shares, regardless of the nature of our religious beliefs.
I love the Dalai Lama, Every time I hear him in an interview I smile from ear to ear, I can't help myself,

But I have read several of his books and each and every one was difficult to get through, I listened to this audio, which helps me actually finish books like these, but I had a hard time focusing on what was being said.
My mind kept wandering every which way, Funny thing since a lot of this was, of course, about meditation practice, which is all about focusing the mind!

I had to laugh at myself many times through this because invariably he would be talking about focusing the mind while mine was happily off somewhere else.
I would think "Crap! Stephanie he said FOCUS!"

Rewind

Rewind

Rewind

Oh, I give up.
Ethicsbased approach to the idea of improving the condition of humanity by improving yourself first, Wrapped in pretty much a Buddhist philosophy without the religious aspects, Promotes moral/ethical principles that are mostly common to the teachings of the major religions, even if not their practice, Full of very sensible ideas, though nothing revolutionary,

The writing style was simplistic, as if aimed atyearolds, I thought, Whereas the content is more adult focused, So I'm not sure who it's really aimed at, Even aside from the style, I think the appeal will be limited to philosophically minded semireligious or nonreligious people, Strongly religious people would consider it too "secular" or too Buddhist if they are not Buddhist, Antireligious people would consider it too religious and/or spiritual,

Personally, I thought the message was excellent, even if idealistic, I'm a bit of an idealist myself, If it were written at a more adult level, I would have given itstars, The style made it tedious and annoying, But I did read it all the way through, Hmmm. . a tricky one to rate, Whilst it all makes perfect sense, and without wanting to be as bold to claim I have, nor do I even imagine I am living a life of spiritual enlightenment, compassion and forgiveness there was nothing really groundbreaking to read here.
It all made perfect sense, but none of it was delivered in a way which I would then go forth to make great fundamental changes in my life.

Overall, all concepts delivered in this book would, if the world was to live by them, make the universe a far better place to be in.
They are presented in a nice neat simplistic style of language that is accessible to all so it makes for a rather easy read.

The challenge perhaps to us all is to remember that a fulfilling and worthy life that is meaningful and full of connection need not be so terribly complex.
If we can let go of some of our old ways and habits of our daily thoughts and actions to make simple changes one day and moment at a time, we could potentially all live in a far more harmonious world.
"In the face of all the challenges of today's interconnected world, is my optimism about the future of humanity idealistic Perhaps it is.
Is it unrealistic Certainly not, "

Well at least he's selfaware, One problem, or reservation, that I have with spiritual leaders is that they say all the right things, but don't have a real grasp, or the 'insider look', into bureaucratic challenges, social issues, and personal challenges we all face that gets in the way of a sense of ethics at times.
They say all the right things from an eagle eye perspective, and make you feel a little better about humanity knowing that there's people like that out there, but then you go back to your life and realize that the real world doesn't actually operate that way.
Real life is unfortunately not a Disney movie where if you just say and do the right things everything will work out.
The world does not operate in an egalitarian manner, Society can be cruel and unforgiving, Natural selection/evolution favours the resourceful, I think to strive and be more ethical both individually and collectively is a noble pursuit, but it's important to keep a level head on human nature and the capitalist machine and how that effects people and nations.
I think we should all strive to be the sort of people he prescribes here and to hold ourselves accountable to a code of of ethics, and I will take his advice to heart so i'm doing my tiny part to be on the right side of things, but the spiritual revolution that a lot of these figures hope for isn't going to happen anytime soon.
To reiterate though, I am glad that people like him are out there because at least he is trying to steer the ship in the right direction.
I admire and respect his efforts and I hope people like him never stop advocating for change,

/. To some, this may be a surprising book and proposition coming from the modern 'father' of an ancient faith, Not that Buddhism in my experience and practice must be faithdriven, Still, many may be surprised to hear a religious leader advocate and articulate universal morality and ethics free from faithbased or doctrinal foundations.


The book is short, practical, wellreasoned, easy to follow, and includes positive prescriptions that can be carried out in the everyday lives of even busy secularists.
I was deeply affected by Hitchens' 'God is Not Great', which did not dislodge philosophical Buddhism's appeal to me, and this book reaffirms my comfort with that affection.


More than a few readers may be surprised by just how wellread the Dalai Lama is in contemporary neurology and recent science about the brain.
Indeed, I look forward to contrasting his opinions here with those of a moral atheist like Sam Harris or a behaviorist like Steven Pinker.
If you read more by His Holiness, I think you will be struck by how vigorous and stimulating his intellectual life is.


And since he has such a distinct voice in writing and in speech, it must be hard for a narrator to find the 'voice' of the Dalai Lama in a short treatise like this.
While Mr Sheen does a fine job, I found it a distracting listen at times perhaps because he is so wellknown.
A less highprofile reader may have been called for here,

NOTE This review refers to the audio version of this book from Audible, I found this book to be one of acknowledgement, acceptance, and counsel towards those of us who may not have strong religious ties but seek to do good in the world.
I am so humbled by the Dalai Lama's humility, and the way he can accurately and succinctly describe our contemporary culture.
Beyond Religion is a book that is supremely important for the modern coastal millennialwe are somehow a hypersecular generation with strong moral instincts, but operating without the traditional foundations of religion.
I think particularly in today's day and age, we need to take a breath and read a bit more to get a sense of perspective on life, the value of forgiveness and the futility of unmanaged emotions.
A short, quick read at times, a bit dry or obvious, . . but inspiring none the less, suốt thời kì trung đại, tâm lí được nhìn nhận dưới góc độ tông giáo hơn là khoa học thì đây, bạn có thể tìm thấy tâm lí chuyên sâu dưới góc độ giảng giải về tính thiện của con người qua ngài dalai lama.

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ngài dalai viết về tính cơ bản của con người là hướng thiện, và con người, cho dù đã từng là một ác nhân vẫn có khả năng thay đổi từ bên trong.
ngài cũng trình bày cách chúng ta chế ngự những nỗi sợ hãi để có được sự tự do tâm trí, cách thức chúng ta bố thí như một thực hành niềm vui và hạnh phúc.

cách thức chúng ta hiểu một cách khôn ngoan con người vị kỉ của chúng ta bằng phép luyện tâm phân tích.

một quyển sách khống chế con quái vật lười nhác và độc ác bên trong mỗi cá nhân để tìm đến sự

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