Edition |
First Mariner Books edition. |
Description |
1 online resource (xv, 188 pages.) |
Contents |
Part I. A new vision of secular ethics -- Rethinking secularism -- Our common humanity -- The quest for happiness -- Compassion, the foundation of well-being -- Compassion and the question of justice -- The role of discernment -- Ethics in our shared world -- Part II. Educating the heart through training the mind -- Introduction: Starting with oneself -- Ethical mindfulness in everyday life -- Dealing with destructive emotions -- Cultivating key inner values -- Meditation as mental cultivation -- Afterword. |
Summary |
A follow-up to Ethics for a new millennium outlines a system of secular ethics that both transcends religion and incorporates religious tolerance for the overall improvement of human life on individual, community and global levels, offering an accompanying guided meditation practice for cultivating key human values. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Ethics.
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Values.
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Secularism.
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Secularism. (OCoLC)fst01110732
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Values. (OCoLC)fst01163906
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Other Form: |
Original 9780547844282 054784428X 0547844282 (DLC) 2012460356 (OCoLC)772101001 |
ISBN |
9780547645728 (electronic bk.) |
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0547645724 (electronic bk.) |
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