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Imagine two great, influential minds — Dr. ernest Holmes and Tenzin Gyatso,

His HoLiness the 14th Dalai Lama — enjoying a brief conversation before gyatso's

summer schedule begins in the united states.Note: The italicized portions below are direct quotes from these luminaries.

Holmes: Your Holiness, I have long admired Buddhism, especially for its deep examination of the mind and the power of thought. In “The Science of Mind,” we help people understand the limitless potential within them, and this starts by working constructively in Mind.Dalai Lama: Thank you, and I agree. The Buddha proclaimed: "All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make our world."H: Yes, and it seems most essential to dissolve thoughts of separation and to build up an awareness of oneness. The power in all religions is in the spiritual principles involved and in our conscious unity with these principles. We are members of everyone’s religion.

Religious Science founder

dr. ernest Holmes

(above) and the Dalai

Lama share the same vision:

creating a world that works for everyone.

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Our Limitless Potential (continued) Book ExcerptIntroduction

by the Dalai LamaThe 56 years since I left Tibet as a

refugee for freedom in India have been hard for Tibetans including myself. One instruction from our tradition that has helped sustain us is to try to transform even the most adverse circumstances into opportunities. In my own case, life as a refugee has broadened my horizons. If I had remained in Tibet, I would most likely have been insulated from the outside world, shut off from the challenge of different points of view.

As it is, I have been fortunate to have been able to travel to many different countries, to meet many, many different people, to learn from their experiences and share some of my own with them. This suited my own temperament that dislikes formality, which only serves to create distance between people.

As a human being, I acknowledge that my well-being depends on others, and caring for others’ well-being is a moral responsibility I take seriously. It’s unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved on the basis of prayer or good wishes alone; what we need is to take action. Therefore, my first commitment is to contribute to human happiness as best I can. I am also a Buddhist monk, and according to my experience, all religious traditions have the potential to convey the message of love and compassion. So, my second commitment is to foster harmony and friendly relations between them. Thirdly, I am a Tibetan, and although I have retired from political responsibility, I remain concerned to do what I can to help the Tibetan people and to preserve our Buddhist culture and the natural environment of Tibet — both of which are under threat of destruction.

I am very happy to see that my old friend Dan Goleman has written this book exploring and describing how these basic commitments have unfolded over the past several decades. An experienced writer and someone with an active interest in the science of our inner and outer

In “A Force for Good,” with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.

Since ancient times, roses have symbolized God at work in whatever situation they appear. The intricate and elegant rose offers a glimpse of a masterful Creator's active presence in creation.

Buddhist, Confucian, Muslim, Jew, Christian and even pagan — all partake of the same Divine Life; each has his road to Good, to the divine that is latent within everyone.

DL: This is a most powerful approach. For years, I have sought to awaken humanity to the critical challenges we face: erosion of the Earth’s ecology, education for all, the gap between rich and poor, reviving practices of nonviolence and harmony among religions. Moreover, we must teach and practice compassion. We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. … Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion.

H: So true! We are on the verge of a great spiritual awakening. … The world is undergoing the death throes of an old order and the travail of a new birth. … And whether or not it remains suspended in a state of indeterminate coma or passes immediately into the Heaven of divine promise, will depend entirely upon how many of its ancient corpses it is willing to lose. It is as certain as that the laws of nature are immutable, that someday the world will be reborn, resurrected into a consciousness of unity, cooperation, love and collective security.

DL: May we honor one another deeply and do this great work together! z

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worlds, he has been very helpful to me and is well qualified to express these things clearly as he has done here.

The goal of happier human beings living together and supporting each other more fully in a more peaceful world is, I believe, something we can achieve. But we have to look at it taking a broad view and a long-term perspective. Change in ourselves and in the world in which we live may not take place in a hurry; it will take time. But if we don’t make the effort, nothing will happen at all.

The most important thing I hope readers will come to understand is that such change will not take place because of decisions taken by governments or at the U.N.

Real change will take place when individuals transform themselves guided by the values that lie at the core of all human ethical systems, scientific findings and common sense. While reading this book, please keep in mind that as human beings, equipped with marvelous intelligence and the potential for developing a warm heart, each and every one of us can become a force for good. (February 8, 2015)

Reinvent the Future (by Daniel Goleman)Reflect for a moment on any morning’s news as a barometer of

humanity’s lack of that moral rudder. The reports flow as a sea of negativity that washes over us. … Where are the counterforces that can build the world we want?

That’s what the Dalai Lama calls us to create. His unique perspective gives him a clear sense of where the human family goes wrong and what we can do to get on track to a better story — one that no longer incessantly repeats the tragedies of the past but faces the challenges of our time with the inner resources to alter the narrative.

He envisions a much-needed antidote: a force for good. … That force begins by countering the energies within the human mind

that drive our negativity. To change the future from a sorry retread of the past, the Dalai Lama tells us we need to transform our own minds — weaken the pull of our destructive emotions and so strengthen our better natures. The seeds we plant today, he sees, can change the course of our shared tomorrow. Some may bring immediate fruits; others may only be harvested by generations yet to come. But our united efforts, if based on this inner shift, can make an enormous difference.

The life journey that led the Dalai Lama to this vision has followed a complex course. But we can pick up the final trajectory to this book from the moment he attained a sustained global spotlight. z

This powerful excerpt from "A Force for Good" is reprinted with permission.

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