Beyond Religion
Ethics for a Whole World
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Publisher Description
A bracing and essential modern-day polemic from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Beyond Religion is a blueprint for all those who yearn for a life of spiritual fulfillment as they work for a better world. This is HHDL's new model for mutual respect and understanding - rooted in our shared humanity - between religious believers and non-believers.
Ten years ago, in his bestselling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama, at his most compassionate and outspoken, elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious way. Transcending the mere "religion wars," he outlines a system of secular ethics that gives tolerant respect to religion - those that ground ethics in a belief in God and an afterlife, and those that understand good actions as leading to better states of existence in future lives. And yet, with the highest level of spiritual and intellectual authority, the Dalai Lama makes a claim for what he calls "a third way."
This is a system of secular ethics that transcends religion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this follow-up to Ethics for a New Millennium, H.H. Dalai Lama offers an inspired new take on a standard set of ethics for all humans, regardless of race, sex, or creed. Far more outspoken than ever before, his teachings are an urgent plea for all people to adhere to inherent human values. Seasoned performer Martin Sheen tackles the tough task of reading such a noble figure's work, and does so with tremendous poise and respect. Sheen's style is straightforward and personal, as if he's speaking directly to a single listener rather than an audience of millions. His narration is swift but appropriate, and Sheen captures both the Dalai Lama's wisdom and everyman approach to the material. This is an informative and thought-provoking listen that will appeal to listeners of every social background. A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardcover.
