His Holiness The Dalai Lama enters the debate on religion, with this inspiring sequel to Ancient Wisdom, Modern World.
In Beyond Religion: Ethics For A Whole World, the Dalai Lama 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.
This book is a modern-day polemic that outlines the ethics that the Dalai Lama believes should be central to our lives.

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"An impressive guide for teaching religious tolerance and respect to readers of all ages." – Kirkus Reviews

"This wise, humane book, an original work rather than a collection of talks, is an incisive statement of His Holiness’s thinking on ways to bring peace to a suffering world." – Publishers Weekly