No country, no culture, no person today is untouched by what happens in the rest
of the world, and globalization presents many challenges. The Dalai Lama unders
tands that the essential task of humanity in the twenty-first century must be to
cultivate peaceful coexistence. In this book the Dalai Lama shows how in our gl
obalized world, nations, cultures and individuals can find opportunities to conn
ect through their shared human nature.
All faiths turn to compassion as a gui
ding principle for living a good life. It is the responsibility of all people wi
th an aspiration to spiritual perfection to help develop a deep recognition of t
he value of other faiths, and it is on that basis alone that we can cultivate ge
nuine respect and cooperation. Towards the True Kinship of Faiths is a hopeful y
et realistic look at how humanity can embrace a harmonious future.
