Cultivating compassion for a more peaceful world.
"Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life" is a great read for individuals seeking to build a more peaceful society through acts of daily kindness. The book offers insightful, yet practical recommendations for cultivating compassion and mindfulness towards others, ultimately leading to a more peaceful world. Karen Armstrong's book is ideal for those who place great emphasis on helping others and making the world a better place.
ISBN: 9780307595591
Authors:
Karen Armstrong
Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 2010-12-28
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.81
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Description
One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha —now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place.Karen Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. Here, in this straightforward, thoughtful, and thought-provoking book, she sets out a program that can lead us toward a more compassionate life.The twelve steps Armstrong suggests begin with “Learn About Compassion” and close with “Love Your Enemies.” In between, she takes up “compassion for yourself,” mindfulness, suffering, sympathetic joy, the limits of our knowledge of others, and “concern for everybody.” She suggests concrete ways of enhancing our compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives, and provides, as well, a reading list to encourage us to “hear one another’s narratives.” Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often life-altering commingling of the two.
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