A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World

By: Daniel Goleman

Narrated by: Daniel Goleman

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's Summary

For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the New York Times best-selling author of Emotional Intelligence, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This revelatory and inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.

Much more than just the most prominent exponent of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama is also a futurist who possesses a profound understanding of current events and a remarkable canniness for modern social issues. When he takes the stage worldwide, people listen. A Force for Good combines the central concepts of the Dalai Lama, empirical evidence that supports them, and true stories of people who are putting his ideas into action - showing how harnessing positive energies and directing them outward has lasting and meaningful effects. Goleman details the science of compassion and how this singular guiding motivation has the power to:

• Break such destructive social forces as corruption, collusion, and bias
• Heal the planet by refocusing our concerns toward our impact on the systems that support all life
• Reverse the tendency toward systemic inequity through transparency and accountability
• Replace violence with dialogue
• Counter us-and-them thinking by recognizing human oneness
• Create new economic systems that work for everyone, not just the powerful and rich
• Design schooling that teaches empathy, self-mastery, and ethics

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Loved it! Highly recommended.

I was surprised by how many viewpoints the Dalai Lama and I have in common. I also really appreciated the writing style, tone, and mannerisms of Daniel Goleman, the narrator and author.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Informative and inspiring

This book is a well written and carefully researched manifesto that seeks to convey details about he Dalai Lama's vision for our world. Not every word is his. However, the author is very careful to stay true to the vision expressed by the Dalai Lama through his words and deeds. A solid and worthwhile read. The audible version is well produced. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

A wonderful and insightful view

Where does A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is another excellent book by Daniel Goleman.Very much appreciated the data in this
book and the relevance to mindful living

You can make a difference! Truly empowering read!

We owe it to ourselves, our children, and the future of humanity to read this book. That may sound like a tall order but this book really provides a great start.
Fantastic narration by the author!

Amazing I can't believe how good this is.

Daniel has an amazing way of expressing the view pointed of HH. This is an absolute much read for everyone. 5 stars! Exceptional. Well on Goleman!!

Very Disappointing. Misleading Description.

Would you try another book from Daniel Goleman and/or Daniel Goleman?

No. I felt the title and the description were very misleading. I was expecting "The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World" not chapter after chapter of the scientific research and opinions of others that had absolutely nothing or almost nothing to link to the Dalai Lama.

Would you ever listen to anything by Daniel Goleman again?

No plans to read anything else by him.

What about Daniel Goleman’s performance did you like?

He reads well, but is anything but inspiring.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Very disappointed. I get the impression that the book was to promote the agenda and thoughts of Daniel Goleman. Who just used the name of the Dalai Lama simply to generate sales.

Any additional comments?

Let me say that I have read much by the Dalai Lama and always enjoyed it. I had high hopes for this book based on the title and description. But the Dalai Lama' thoughts and ideas make up about 20% of the content. The bulk of the book is made up of dozens and dozens of research, experiments, and reports by others. While I found the page after page of studies and facts interesting, they were simply off topic for me.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Inspirational

This book is a breath of fresh air amongst all the bad, negatively biased and false news we are bombarded with. It strengthened optimism my hope for the future.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Wonderful wonderful wonderful!

I know what im buying my friends this Christmas, this book. Please read. Many thanks.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Perfect Reading!.. Help yourself "for good"

Helping yourself helping others. This book will help you understand how to become a better person. Enjoy. A.J.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Beautiful narrative of the world

Beautiful narrative of the world and the possibilities that surround us. A book that offers a better specs to look around and build our future.