Study Guide for
ETHICS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Table of Contents
Preface……………………………………………………………………….1
Introduction to Ethics for the New Millennium………………….2
Starting a Study Circle ………………………………………………….3
Warm-Up Session…………………………………………………………5
Chapter 1 – Modern Society and the Quest for Human Happiness…………………………………………………………………..7
Chapter 2 – No Magic, No Mystery ………………………………….9
Chapter 3 – Dependent Origination and the Nature of Reality……………………………………………………………………….11
Chapter 4 – Redefining the Goal …………………………………….13
Chapter 5 –The Supreme Emotion ………………………………….15
Chapter 6 – The Ethic of Restraint ………………………………….17
Chapter 7 – The Ethic of Virtue ……………………………………..20
Chapter 8 – The Ethic of Compassion……………………………….22
Chapter 9 – Ethics and Suffering……………………………………..24
Chapter 10 – The Need for Discernment ………………………….27
Chapter 11 – Universal Responsibility …………………………….30
Chapter 12 – Levels of Commitment………………………………..32
Chapter 13 – Ethics in Society ……………………………………….34
Chapter 14 – Peace and Disarmament …………………………….37
Chapter 15 –The Role of Religion in Modern Society …………40
Chapter 16 – An Appeal………………………………………………..43
Ideas for Closing Practices…………………………………………….45
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