For the Sake of Mankind In “Ethics and the New Genetics” the Dalai Lama addresses the issues presented by advancing technology today. The Dalai Lama does this by discussing and questioning moral responsibilities when faced with higher levels of knowledge and power ultimately revealing the need for compassion as the key motivation in all our endeavours (139). The first issue addressed in the essay is genetically modified food. Genetically modified food is beneficial because it can increase food
the 14th Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II according to Buddhism and Christianity. The Dalai Lama believes that it is possible to be ethical without being religious, although being religious helps to live a more ethical life. On the contrary, Pope John Paul II believes that you have to be religious in order to live a moral life. Pope John Paul II defines morality as having a strong belief in religion and a strong faith in the goodness of God. The Dalai Lama uses the words morality and ethics interchangeably
While the Dalai Lama’s essay, Ethic of Compassion is full of wonderful insights in his eagerness to move the masses off their islands of “crete” towards compassion he inadvertently teaches the practice of wing melting, aka universal compassion/Great Compassion. Which is an impossible and dangerous ideal to live by. The Dalai Lama does not say the everyone must attain Nying je chenmo not live an ethical life rather Great Compassion is an ideal one should inspire one to greater compassion. The problem
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) constitutes the first international Handbook on the measurement of happiness (subjective well-being). A broader definition of happiness is provided by the OECD: “Good mental states, including all of the various evaluations, positive and negative, that people make of their lives and the affective reactions of people to their experiences.” This definition is intended to be inclusive, it includes the full range of different aspects of
“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace “– Dalai Lama Today, at many organizations revenue is not the only bottom-line. Managers have become conscious towards building highly focused teams and individuals who can maintain their equanimity even in trying circumstances. As we know that the strength of a chain is equal to the strength of its weakest chain, it becomes imperative for the modern managers to ensure there is a shared vision across all verticals of the organization. Contemporary