An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division Audiobook (Free)

Includes exclusive bonus audio of the voice from the Dalai Lama seeing that coauthor Franz Alt asks about his sights on President Trump, the rise of nationalism, the refugee problems, the environment catastrophe, and more.

Within this brief, urgent ‘appeal to the world,’ His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, contacting 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 Peacefulness in a Time of Division greater clarity that our religious well-being depends not really on religion, but on our innate individual nature, our natural affinity for goodness, compassion, and looking after others.’-from An Appeal to the World

Already a significant international bestseller, available these days in English for the first time: In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of common ethics that goes beyond religion-values most of us share mainly because humans that can help us generate unity and peace to heal our world.

‘All people are united in the pursuit of happiness as well as the desire to avoid suffering,’ His Holiness reminds all of us. ‘This is the way to obtain humanity’s greatest achievements.’ Our development relies on assistance, not competition. We need to begin to think and take action on ‘we humans’-we must end concentrating on what divides us and understand our commonalities. Without secular ethics-what Albert Schweitzer referred to as ‘reverence for life’-we cannot solve all of the problems we encounter.

Dealing with trusted collaborator Franz Alt, the Dalai Lama telephone calls within the better angels of our nature to tackle an array of contemporary concerns, from war, violence, and intolerance to climate alter, global being hungry, and materialism. Applying the methods and teachings of Tibetan Buddhism-from listening and contemplation to meditation and nonviolence-His Holiness offers a roadmap forward.

Short yet profound, An Charm to the World is an inspiring message of like and optimism that may truly switch the world.