The Compassion Book: Teachings for Awakening the Heart

Let compassion and fearlessness guide you and you€ll live wisely and effectively in good times and bad. But that€s easier said than done. Here Pema Ch¶dr¶n introduces a powerful, transformative method to nurture these qualities using a practice called lojong, which has been a primary focus of her teachings and personal practice for many years. And for centuries, Tibetan Buddhists have relied on these teachings to awaken the deep goodness that lies within us.

The lojong teachings include fifty-nine pithy slogans for daily contemplation, such as €œAlways maintain only a joyful mind,€ €œDon€t be swayed by external circumstances,€ €œDon€t try to be the fastest,€ and €œBe grateful to everyone.€ This book presents each of these slogans and includes Pema€s clear, succinct guidance on how to understand them€"and how they can enrich our lives. It also features a forty-five minute downloadable audio program entitled €œOpening the Heart,€ in which Pema offers in-depth instruction on tonglen meditation, a powerful practice that anyone can undertake to awaken compassion for oneself and others.