Ancient Wisdom, Modern World

Ancient Wisdom Modern World - Ethics for the New Millennium - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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?

The Dalai Lama believes that there are universal principles we can draw on which transcend the dilemma of belief or unbelief. With wit, gentle good sense and with penetrating insight, he 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.

"All the qualities he proposes are achievable and are things we could practise daily by showing just a little extra thought for our fellow beings. Ancient Wisdow, Modern Worls, is a clearly written and straightforward book which, I think, achieves its purpose of approaching ethics based on universal rather than religious principles" - Spectator