An Open Heart Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

<p> <b>"A celebration of others, a simply reasoned supplication that extols the virtues of transforming pride into humility and anger into love." —Brent Simon, </b> <i> <b>Entertainment Today</b> </i> </p> <p>Compassion—sympathy for the suffering of others and the desire to free them from it—is wrestled with in all spiritual traditions. Yet how does one actually become a compassionate person? What are the mechanisms by which a selfish heart is transformed into a generous heart? In this acclaimed bestseller, His Holiness the Dalai Lama writes simply and powerfully about the everyday Buddhist practice of compassion, offering a clear, practical, inspiring introduction to the Buddhist path to enlightenment. </p> <p> <b>"Above all else, readers will find this book very uplifting. His Holiness's complete commitment to his Buddhist practice radiates throughout </b> <i> <b>An Open Heart</b> </i> <b> and provides an instructive glance into the spiritual core of Buddhism." —Melissa Nowak, </b> <i> <b>Bloomsbury Review</b> </i> </p> <p> <b>"This book is a treasury of teachings that point clearly to a better way to live . . . With characteristic deftness, His Holiness the Dalai Lama here builds bridges from the realities of everyday life to sublimely spiritual pursuits." —</b> <i> <b>Publishers Weekly</b> </i> </p> <p> <b>"</b> <i> <b>An Open Heart</b> </i> <b> is not </b> <i> <b>The Art of Happiness II</b> </i> <b>. It is more like a primer in the Buddhist way. Its purpose is stated clearly, right at the beginning: 'that the reader of this small book will take away a basic understanding of Buddhism and some of the key methods by which Buddhist practitioners have cultivated compassion and wisdom in their lives.'" —Judith Neuman Beck, </b> <i> <b>San Jose Mercury News</b> </i> </p>