At a time and in a culture where science and technology have taken over from religious belief, when ethics are understood primarily in terms of aesthetic choice or legality, how are we to formulate moral principles to guide us in our daily lives
Though religion can certainly help in this, the Dalai Lama demonstrates that there are universal principles we can draw on which transcend the dilemma of belief or unbelief. And whilst many have been content to speak of spiritual matters as something mysterious or evanescent, the Dalai Lama explains his approach in terms that are as clear and concise as they are compelling.
With wit, gentle good sense and with penetrating insight, the Dalai Lama shows how the truths that have stood the test of generations of practise can provide us with the tools to live happy, fulfilled and meaningful lives. In the process, it becomes apparent that he does not merely espouse the 'feelgood' religiosity some accuse him of. The reader is left admiring not just the wisdom of the author, but the wisdom of the culture he represents.
Tenzin Gyatso, der XIV. Dalai Lama, das spirituelle und politische Oberhaupt der Tibeter, wurde 1935 in Amdo (Tibet) geboren und lebt seit 1959 im indischen Exil. Der XIV. Dalai Lama genießt weltweit größtes Ansehen. Sein Engagement für Gewaltlosigkeit wurde 1989 mit dem Friedensnobelpreis gewürdigt.
