Daniel Goleman

A Force for Good

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For decades, the Dalai Lama has travelled the world, meeting with people from a wealth of countries who differ greatly in their background, social status and viewpoint, bringing them his own individual wisdom and compassion. In his encounters with everyone from the inhabitants of shantytowns in São Paulo and Soweto to heads of state in Davos and Washington D.C., the Dalai Lama saw similar problems: a set of values that have helped the very rich to advance beyond the multitudinous poor, a disregard for the environment that could lead to global catastrophe and governments in paralysis, bereft of positive, progressive policies of any sort. Now, as he turns eighty, having built up a profound knowledge of the world we live in today, as well as a penetrating grasp of its scientific context, the Dalai Lama gives us his vision for a better future. Challenging what he sees as a general mixture of cynicism and self-interest, he offers a radically different perspective and a vision that can be assimilated by people around the globe. From cultivating early on a capacity for caring that transcends religious, ideological and national boundaries, to creating an economic system that applies principals of fairness and which values fulfilment, his argument focuses on what is urgent and why it should matter to each of us. In his unique manifesto, the Dalai Lama presents perspective on the world that can bring hope to millions, that will endure beyond the present day and that has the potential to reshape humanity as we know it.
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279 printed pages
Publication year
2015
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  • Jacqueline Kruzhas quoted7 years ago
    human beings, equipped with marvelous intelligence and the potential for developing a warm heart, each and every one of us can become a force for good.
  • dibirovshamil127has quoted8 years ago
    He models for us person-to-person caring based on an understanding of the essential sameness of people at a level beneath the surface differences of ethnicity or nationality, religion, gender, and the like. These are secondary differences; underneath, we are simply human beings, the Dalai Lama says.
    Our sense of self-i
  • dibirovshamil127has quoted8 years ago
    I’ve seen this time and again: The Dalai Lama treats everyone equally, as he puts it, “whether high officials or beggars—no differences, no distinctions.”

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