A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World
- ISBN-10
- 0553394908
- ISBN-13
- 9780553394900
- Series
- A Force for Good
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-06-23
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Author
- Daniel Goleman
Description
For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This revelatory and inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways. Much more than just the most prominent exponent of Tibetan Buddhism, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is also a futurist who possesses a profound understanding of current events and a remarkable canniness for modern social issues. When he takes the stage worldwide, people listen. A Force for Good combines the central concepts of the Dalai Lama, empirical evidence that supports them, and true stories of people who are putting his ideas into action—showing how harnessing positive energies and directing them outward has lasting and meaningful effects. Goleman details the science of compassion and how this singular guiding motivation has the power to • break such destructive social forces as corruption, collusion, and bias • heal the planet by refocusing our concerns toward our impact on the systems that support all life • reverse the tendency toward systemic inequity through transparency and accountability • replace violence with dialogue • counter us-and-them thinking by recognizing human oneness • create new economic systems that work for everyone, not just the powerful and rich • design schooling that teaches empathy, self-mastery, and ethics Millions of people have turned to the Dalai Lama for his unparalleled insight into living happier, more purposeful lives. Now, when the world needs his guidance more than ever, he shows how every compassion-driven human act—no matter how small—is integral for a more peaceful, harmonious world, building a force for a better future. Revelatory, motivating, and highly persuasive, A Force for Good is arguably the most important work from one of the world’s most influential spiritual and political figures. Praise for A Force for Good “A Force for Good offers ideas that every individual can work with and build on, ranging from things that help the environment to things that help the less fortunate. [It’s] a long-range, global plan from a brilliant futuristic thinker, so this is a book that can be of value to any human living on Earth. When you’re ready for a jolt of optimism, pick up this book.”—Pop Culture Nerd “Far from being a self-help book, this examines specific ideas espoused by the Dalai Lama, such as emotional hygiene, compassionate economy, and education of the heart that can make the world a better place. An optimistic and thoughtful primer with practical applications.”—Booklist
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2015-03-19
- 246 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
-
- 2015-03-17
- 320 pages
- Ebook
- St. Martin's Press
-
- 2015-03-17
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Macmillan
Similar books
-
Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits
By Leslie R. Crutchfield, Heather McLeod GrantThe banker told him to call the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE). Within a week, Robert was attending the group's homeownership classes and was connected to FAHE's unconventional mortgage products.
-
Force for Good: The Catholic Guide to Business Integrity
By Brian Engelland83–86. 48John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, ed. Roger Crisp (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 56. 49H.J. McCloskey, “An Examination of Restricted Utilitarianism,” Philosophical Review 66, 53 Finding Clarity in the Big Picture.
-
The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good
By Ryan HoneymanThis book makes the business case for improving your social and environmental performance and offers a step-by-step “quick start guide” on how your company can join an innovative and rapidly expanding community of businesses that want ...
-
Investing with Impact: Why Finance is a Force for Good
By Jeremy BalkinThe book demonstrates conclusively that, if we can change the culture in finance, we can change the world for the better.
-
Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses
By Paul HargreavesIn this ground-breaking book, you will discover how these purpose-driven businesses work and how you can: Increase productivity by fully embracing diversity and developing an inclusive culture.Put respect, courtesy and compassion at the ...
-
Be the Good: Becoming a Force for a Better World
By Ken StreaterThe goal of this book is to illustrate how much good is in the world and the immeasurable impact that one person can have on others.
-
Sumantra Ghoshal on Management: A Force for Good
By Sumantra GhoshalExploring his key ideas, and reflecting his genius for collaboration along the way, this book shows how "he" had become a force for good in the world of management. "This book celebrates a great mind, a great spirit, and a dear friend.
-
The Moral Arc: How Science Makes Us Better People
By Michael ShermerIt's a point well made in The Arc of War by the political scientists Jack Levy and William Thompson, who begin by adopting a continuum rather than a categorical style of reasoning: “War is a persistent feature of world politics, ...
-
Khrushchev: The Man and His Era
By William Taubmanand urging that potatoes be fertilized with manure and that the manure in winter fields be stacked in “covered heaps.” Pravda, March 17, 1963, p. 1. 47 Pravda, April 26, 1963, pp. 1, 3, 5. 48 McMillan, Khrushchev and the Arts, pp. 5–6.
-
Hitchens vs. Blair: Be It Resolved Religion Is a Force for Good in the World
By Christopher Hitchens, Tony BlairIn this edition of The Munk Debates -- Canada’s premier international debate series -- Hitchens and Blair square off on the contentious questions that continue to dog the topic of religion in our globalized world: How does faith influence ...