Book description
In 1999 His Holiness The Dalai Lama published the bestselling
Ancient Wisdom: Modern World, which addressed the question of
ethics for the new millennium. A decade later, His Holiness enters the
contemporary debate about religion vs atheism, and returns to the
theme of ethics with a major new work: Beyond Religion: ethics for
a whole world.
In this thought-provoking new book he argues that religion is not a
necessity for pursuing a spiritual life. Rather, focusing on tolerance
and understanding between religions, as well as tolerance and
understanding between believers (of any faith) and
non-believers is the way forward. The way to achieve such an
approach, he proposes, is through a system of secular ethics grounded
in a deep appreciation of our common humanity. Aimed particularly at
the general reader, Beyond Religion: ethics for a whole world
is a modern-day polemic which outlines those ethics he believes should
be central to our lives.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet. Today,
he lives in exile in Northern India and works tirelessly on behalf of
the Tibetan people, as well as travelling the world to give spiritual
teachings to sell-out audiences. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1989.
