An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

by Dalai Lama XIV

Other authorsNicholas Vreeland (Editor)
Paperback, 2002

Status

Checked out
Due Aug 28, 2019

Tags

Compassion, Meditation, Dalai Lama

Collection

Tibetan Buddhism

Publication

Back Bay Books (2002), Edition: Reprint, 208 pages

Description

Philosophy. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. An introduction to the core of Buddhism by its greatest teacher, "An Open Heart" is the successor to the bestselling "The Art of Happiness", the Dalai Lama's clear and simple guide to finding compassion and happiness. 25 photos. (World Religions.)

Language

English

ISBN

0316930938 / 9780316930932

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Library's review

How does one actually become a compassionate person? What are the mechanisms by which a selfish heart is transformed into a generous heart? The Dalai Lama's teachings on this essential subject, drawn from talks he delivered during his epochal visit to America in 1999, form the basis of this
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 universally appealing book.
Author Biography: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. As Tibet's leader-in-exile, he has worked tirelessly not only on behalf of the Tibetan people, but as a voice for human rights worldwide.
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Rating

½ (148 ratings; 3.9)

Pages

208

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