A Force for Good by Daniel Goleman Summary
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Discover the Dalai Lama's blueprint for compassion in action. Released on his 80th birthday, this transformative guide has sparked a global movement, reshaping education and business ethics. What if kindness could be our most powerful force for change?
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When a Monk Refused to Let Fame Change His Mission
Picture the moment: 1989, Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. While the world waited to celebrate him, the Dalai Lama's mind was elsewhere-on a leper colony in India that would receive his prize money. This wasn't a publicity stunt. It was simply who he is. Born to illiterate farmers in rural Tibet, this Buddhist monk has somehow become one of the most transformative voices of our age, influencing neuroscientists and CEOs, activists and educators. What makes his vision so magnetic isn't mysticism-it's practicality. He offers something our fractured world desperately needs: a roadmap for human flourishing that doesn't require you to believe anything, just to care. In an era of short-term thinking and tribal divisions, his message feels almost revolutionary: compassion isn't weakness. It's the most powerful force we have. Watch him interact with anyone-world leaders, stagehands, journalists-and you'll notice something remarkable: he treats everyone exactly the same. No hierarchy, no performance. He views surface differences of ethnicity, nationality, religion, and gender as secondary to our essential sameness as human beings. "If I go around and tell people, 'I'm His Holiness the Dalai Lama,' then I'm trapped in a prison," he says. Instead, he simply shows up as human, meeting human.
Training Your Mind and Understanding the Biology of Caring
When Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science
Compassion With Teeth - Standing Up to Injustice
Reimagining an Economy That Serves Everyone
Education That Transforms Hearts, Not Just Minds
The Revolution Begins With You, Right Now
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