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Dalai Lama, Franz Alt
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William Collins

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This eBook first published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2017

First published in the United States by William Morrow in 2017

AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD. Copyright © 2017 by Benevento Publishing – a brand of Red Bull Media House. All rights reserved.

Originally published in a slightly different form as Der Appell des Dalai Lama an die Welt in Germany in 2015 by Benevento Publishing.

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Designed by Fritz Metsch

Photograph, here, by Bigi Alt

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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Source ISBN: 9780008278427

Ebook Edition © November 2017 ISBN: 9780008278434

Version: 2017-10-16

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Preface: “I Don’t Have Any Enemies” by Franz Alt

An Appeal by the Dalai Lama for Secular Ethics and Peace

Educating the Heart: A Conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On President Trump

On Overcoming Division

On Nationalism

On the Refugee Crisis

On the Education of the Heart

On Spirituality

On Religion

On Global Responsibility

On Secular Ethics

On Neuroscience

On Compassion

On the Science of Meditation

On Happiness

On Mortality

On World Peace

On Gender Equality

On Inner Values

On Mindfulness

On the Essence of Religion

On War

On the Next Generation

On the Future of Tibet

On China

On Human Rights in Tibet

On Political Resistance

On Freedom for Tibet

On the Preservation of Tibetan Culture

On the Return of the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama Story: An Inspiring Life

The Dalai Lama: A Life in Dates

About the Co-Author

About the Publisher

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA and Dr. Franz Alt will be donating all royalties from this little book to German Aid to Tibetans.

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