
The Compassionate Life
Walking the Path of Kindness
Marc Ian Barasch(Author)
Berrett-Koehler (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-57675-756-7 (ISBN)
Description
With a keen balance of hope and skepticism, Marc Barasch sets out on a journey to the heart of compassion, discovering its power to change who we are and the society we have become. He describes encounters with empathetic apes, and with Buddhist monks whose brain scans prove the power of compassion practice; with a man who donated a kidney to a stranger and another who forgave his daughter's murderer; with teenage Palestinian and Israeli girls trying to wage peace; even with astronomers trying to send a missive to E.T. that we're not only clever, but kind. With unfailing curiosity, Barasch poses vital questions: What can we learn from exceptionally empathetic people? Can we increase our compassion quotient with practice? How do we open our hearts to those who do us harm? What if the great driving force of our evolution were actually "survival of the kindest?" He comes up with challenging, ultimately inspiring answers. Drawing on science and spirituality, history and popular culture, button-down business and a high sense of fun, he creates a smart, provocative argument that a simple shift in consciousness changes "pretty much everything."
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Dimensions
Height: 85 mm
Width: 55 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57675-756-7 (9781576757567)
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Person
Marc Ian Barasch is an award-winning writer, editor, and television producer. He has been an editor at Psychology Today, Natural Health, and New Age Journal He has been short-listed twice for the PEN Literary Award.
Content
Chapter 1: The Circle of Compassion
Chapter 2: Roots, Branches, and the Clear Blue Sky
Chapter 3: Empathy: You in Me, Me in You
Chapter 4: Street Retreat: The Debt of Love
Chapter 5: The Good Eye
Chapter 6: Heart Science, Heart's Mystery
Chapter 7: The Giveaway
Chapter 8: The Altruist
Chapter 9: The Elixir of Forgiveness
Chapter 10: Loving the Monster
Chapter 11: Another Little Piece of Heart
Chapter 12: The Beloved Community
Chapter 13: All My Relations
Chapter 2: Roots, Branches, and the Clear Blue Sky
Chapter 3: Empathy: You in Me, Me in You
Chapter 4: Street Retreat: The Debt of Love
Chapter 5: The Good Eye
Chapter 6: Heart Science, Heart's Mystery
Chapter 7: The Giveaway
Chapter 8: The Altruist
Chapter 9: The Elixir of Forgiveness
Chapter 10: Loving the Monster
Chapter 11: Another Little Piece of Heart
Chapter 12: The Beloved Community
Chapter 13: All My Relations