How to Be Compassionate

Compassion is a book about how making small personal changes can have a ripple effect that leads to global change. Feeling compassion not just for loved ones but for enemies as well. Compassion is also a certain route to independence. When humans become angry, freedom of will and freedom to love are lost. Hatred and fighting cannot bring happiness to anyone, even to those who win. Problems can only be solved through truly peaceful means—not just peaceful words, but actions based on a peaceful mind and heart. Every individual is responsible for all of humankind, and for the environment in which we live. In bestselling tradition of How To Practice, Compssion offers practical guidance, compelling insight, and personal anecdotes from the beloved, global spiritual leader.Topics include:Recognizing the Source of HappinessAnger does not Protect UsLearning that Tough Circumstances can be ValuableCherishing Others as a Way to HappinessWe are our own TroublemakersLosing Perspective in Intense SituationsThe Conflict between Appearance and RealityThe Malleable Nature of the MindCompassion is the Root of RelationshipsCompassion is the Road to ReliefCompassion is Based in EqualityCompassion is the Basis of Human Rights