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A FORCE FOR GOOD

A FORCE FOR GOOD
The Dalai Lama's Vison for Our World
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Introduction

By the Dalai Lama

The fifty-six years since I left Tibet (written in 2015) as a refugee for freedom in India have been hard for Tibetans including myself. One instruction from our tradition that has helped sustain us is to try to transform even the most adverse circumstances into opportunities. In my own case, life as a refugee has broadened my horizons. If I had remained in Tibet, I would most likely have been insulated from the outside world, shut off from the challenge of different points of view. As it is, I have been fortunate to hafe been able to travel to many different countries, meet many, many different people, to learn from their experiences and share some of my own with them. This suited my own temperament and share some of my own with them. This suited my own temperament that dislikes formality, which only serves to create distance between people.

As a human being I acknowledge that my well-being depends on others and caring for others’ well-being in a moral responsibility I take seriously. It’s unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved on the basis of prayer or good wishes alone; what we need is to take action. Therefore, my first commitment is to contribute to human happiness as best I can. I am also Buddhist monk, and according to my experience, all religious traditions have the potential to convey the message of live and compassion. So my second commitment is to foster harmony and friendly relations between them. Thirdly, I am a Tibetan, and although I have retired from political responsibility, I remain concerned to do what I can to help the Tibetan people, and to preserve our Buddhist culture and the natural environment of Tibet -- both of which are under threat of destruction.

The goal of happier human beings living together and supporting each other more fully is a more peaceful world is, I believe, something we can achieve. But we have to look at it taking a broad view and a long-term perspective. Change in ourselves and in the world in which we live may not take place in a hurry; it will take time. But if wwe don’t make the effort nothing will happen at all. The most important thing I hope readers will come to understand is that such change will not take place because of decisions taken by governments or the UN. Real change will take place when individuals transform themselves guided by the values that lie at the core of all human ethical systems, sciuentific findings, and common sense. While reading this book, place keep in mind that as human beings, equipped withmarvelous intelligence and the potential for developing a warm heart, each and every one of us can become a force for good.

S/d - Dalai Lama

February, 8 2015
11 months ago. Edited 11 months ago.

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