An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division Audiobook
An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division Audiobook
- Edoardo Ballerini
- HarperAudio
- 2017-11-07
- 1 h 24 min
Summary:
Includes exclusive bonus audio of the voice from the Dalai Lama as coauthor Franz Alt asks about his sights on Chief executive Trump, the rise of nationalism, the refugee turmoil, the environment catastrophe, and more.
With this brief, urgent ‘appeal towards the world,’ His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancor, mistrust, and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustainability.
‘I observe with ever about An Charm to the World: The Way to Peace in a period of Division higher clarity our religious well-being depends not on religious beliefs, but on our innate individual nature, our organic affinity for goodness, compassion, and looking after others.’-from An Appeal towards the World
Already a significant international bestseller, available these days in English for the very first time: In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the best way to peace in our time, arguing for a kind of universal ethics that goes beyond religion-values we all share mainly because humans that can help us produce unity and peace to heal our world.
‘All people are united in the quest for happiness as well as the desire in order to avoid struggling,’ His Holiness reminds all of us. ‘This may be the way to obtain humanity’s greatest achievements.’ Our advancement relies on assistance, not competition. We need to begin to think and action on ‘we humans’-we must quit concentrating on what divides us and understand our commonalities. Without secular ethics-what Albert Schweitzer known as ‘reverence for life’-we cannot solve all the problems we encounter.
Working with trusted collaborator Franz Alt, the Dalai Lama phone calls for the better angels of our nature to tackle a wide range of contemporary concerns, from battle, violence, and intolerance to climate alter, global being hungry, and materialism. Applying the methods and teachings of Tibetan Buddhism-from listening and contemplation to deep breathing and nonviolence-His Holiness provides a roadmap forward.
Short yet profound, An Appeal to the World is an inspiring message of like and optimism that may truly switch the world.