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tmrogersjr1's review against another edition
5.0
The author lays out a highly practical, human, non-religious plan to cultivate personal and global ethics. Fantastic book!
cr33pycrawlspace's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book because I needed something upbeat after "A Little Life." Unfortunately I felt bored instead of cheered. I appreciate and agree with the Dalai Lama's perspective and I liked how non-preachy his writing was. However it was dull.
slireads's review against another edition
3.0
Fantastic ideology, I just wish it was a bit more in depth.
bakudreamer's review against another edition
3.0
I just couldn't love DL more ( I want to pick him up and carry him around with me ... ) This is ' value ethics ' , which has been kicking around since Aristotle.
bearlylupe's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. The author makes several good points, if applied, would benefit all of humanity. I highly recommend this to anyone who interacts with other individuals on a daily basis.
mochila03's review against another edition
4.0
Half theory of secular ethics, half practical application. Good read for somebody interested in living more compassionately, whether religious or not.
samilearnstoread's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a good utopian vision of what the future of shared ethics could look like. However, it feels like a cursory explanation and would require a great deal of further discussion and research and writing to fully flesh this out.
jakemcc's review against another edition
4.0
This is a well written short book. The first half lays out how the Dalai Lama thinks the world should be to move beyond religion and, even without religion, be an ethical place. The way to do that is basically with compassion and realizing the interconnectedness of the world.
The second half of the book talks about mental training to do in order to make oneself more compassionate and a better individual. This is basically a book on introduction to meditation and gives good advice for both starting and keeping up with practice meditation. It talks about several different areas to focus on while meditating.
Overall this was a good book. I'd recommend it.
The second half of the book talks about mental training to do in order to make oneself more compassionate and a better individual. This is basically a book on introduction to meditation and gives good advice for both starting and keeping up with practice meditation. It talks about several different areas to focus on while meditating.
Overall this was a good book. I'd recommend it.