A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future

by Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever

Overview

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A Landmark Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Are we ready to hear it? Are we ready to act?

I call on you to confront the challenges of our era by rising up and embarking upon a revolution that has no precedent in human history

This eloquent, urgent manifesto is possibly the most important message the Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It’s his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic, aggressive, divided times: no less than A CALL FOR REVOLUTION.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062866479
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/19/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	578,014
File size:	763 KB

About the Author

His Holiness the Fourteenth DALAI LAMA, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. He is the author of, among many other books, the international bestseller An Appeal to the World and the New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy, which he coauthored with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India.

Sofia Stril-Rever has coauthored four books with the Dalai Lama (including his My Spiritual  Autobiography, translated in some twenty languages). With lawyers of the Paris Bar, international climate experts and renowned scientists, she has initiated the Better We Better World training program (www.betterwebetterworld.org) to tackle environmental and societal challenges with the practices of compassion and universal responsibility, promoted by the Dalai Lama as keys to human survival in the
twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

1 I Believe In You 1

The European Union, a model for world peace 8

Berlin, November 1989: youth, peace and democracy 12

Topple the remaining Walls of Shame 15

War, a complete anachronism 20

2 Rebels For Peace 27

Be the solution-finding generation 32

I have adopted the motto 'Freedom, equality, fraternity' 36

The revolutions of the past have not transformed the human spirit 40

3 Bring On The Revolution Of Compassion 47

Now is the time for compassion 50

I have a dream: women will become national leaders 54

Acknowledging the failure of all religions 58

Collective intelligence and compassion 60

Egotism is against nature 65

4 What Can You Do For The World? 73

Practise compassion like an Olympian 76

A universal responsibility 82

Urgency alert! 86

5 The World of Compassion Exists 91

Epilogue by Sofia Stril-Rever 93

The Dalai Lama's revolution 95

To exist is to coexist 98

The Revolution of Compassion has dawned 105

The Charter Of Universal Responsibility 111

End Notes 117

Editorial Reviews

Winter 2018

This concise book is the spiritually revered 14th Dalai Lama's appeal to youth for progressive change on an interconnected planet and features coauthor Stril-Rever (My Spiritual Autobiography). The 1989 Noble Peace Prize winner calls on young people for a "revolution that has no precedent in human history." The book centers on the need to cultivate a "revolution of compassion" to resolve the current issues afflicting society, from global warming to the rise of divisive geopolitics, and explains that selfishness, violence, greed, and opposing politics are threatening the very future of life on Earth. His Holiness has grown increasingly convinced that the current generation has the capability to transform the future into an era of "peace and dialog" and find the solutions to all kinds of problems. Written from a Buddhist perspective, this call to action contains a simplified message without a religious connotation. VERDICT For anyone seeking reflections on the social issues challenging the human condition and inspiration for how to attempt to resolve them.—Gary Medina, El Camino Coll., Torrance, CA

Library Journal

★ 10/08/2018
This impassioned book from the Dalai Lama, co-written with his interpreter, Sanskrit expert Stril-Rever, is a vociferous call for the youth of the world to take more concern for and control of the planet’s destiny. The set-up and source material of the book come out of a conversation the Dalai Lama had in 2017 with four young French visitors he received in Dharamsala, India. The book calls for a revolution of compassion, which the Dalai Lama advocates for by invoking the neurology behind compassion combined with the central Buddhist insight of the interdependence of all living beings. Compassion, he says, could end the “endemic poverty” that plagues the world, which he cites as the most pressing daily ill for the majority of the globe. He also argues (surprisingly and almost in passing) that religion has failed to improve humanity (“None has succeeded in creating a better human being”)—a significant assertion for a spiritual leader and one that will speak to the young people this volume is aimed at. Instead, he writes, it is people who create better versions of themselves. This slender volume is an excellent introduction for those unfamiliar with the Dalai Lama’s simple-seeming teachings for improving a complex, globally interconnected world. Agent: Marleen Seegers, 2 Seas. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

Powerful. … Packed with wise advice and perceptive observations.” — Parade

“Impassioned. … An excellent introduction for those unfamiliar with the Dalai Lama’s simple-seeming teachings for improving a complex, globally interconnected world.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.” — Booklist

“[A] call to action… for anyone seeking reflections on the social issues challenging the human condition and inspiration for how to attempt to resolve them.” — Library Journal

“Dalai Lama has spoken: it’s time for a compassion revolution.” — Tricycle

From the Publisher

Powerful. … Packed with wise advice and perceptive observations.

Parade

Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.

Booklist

Dalai Lama has spoken: it’s time for a compassion revolution.

Tricycle

Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.

Booklist

This manifesto by the Dalai Lama is a call to young people far and wide to persist in their efforts to improve the world. With this work, he rallies for their continued nonviolent defense of the causes they believe in. Like the Dalai Lama himself, Edoardo Ballerini's narration has a gentle steadiness that imparts a sense of quiet conviction and optimism. As His Holiness describes the trials he himself has faced and those he sees in the world today, Ballerini's narration captures his wisdom and peacefulness in the face of adversity. In these contentious times of hate-mongering rhetoric, armed conflict, and climate change, the Dalai Lama remains a comforting voice calling for the fostering of peace and dialogue. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2019 - AudioFile

This manifesto by the Dalai Lama is a call to young people far and wide to persist in their efforts to improve the world. With this work, he rallies for their continued nonviolent defense of the causes they believe in. Like the Dalai Lama himself, Edoardo Ballerini's narration has a gentle steadiness that imparts a sense of quiet conviction and optimism. As His Holiness describes the trials he himself has faced and those he sees in the world today, Ballerini's narration captures his wisdom and peacefulness in the face of adversity. In these contentious times of hate-mongering rhetoric, armed conflict, and climate change, the Dalai Lama remains a comforting voice calling for the fostering of peace and dialogue. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2019 - AudioFile