Last half of XXth century has bring a lot of progress. At the same time there is still a lot of suffering.
Problems occur also in developed countries, therefore we lack of something. Of what? The Dalai Lama believe we pay too much attention to the external, material aspects of life, while neglecting moral ethics and inner values.
Our instinct is compassionate, the spiritual principle from which all other positive values emerge. Its essence is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and promote their wellbeing.
We create systems to deal with problems of the society, but they only are effective depending on the way we use them. They will be as effective as the responsibles for implementing.
As long as we put priority to material values, problems will persist. But science has no ground yet for foundations on personal integrity, and religion address specific groups of people, while present societies are mixed. Therefore we need secular ethics.
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