Seeking The Compassionate Life

Author : Carl Goldberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313057834
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking the Compassionate Life written by Carl Goldberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality is a subject most ignored and little understood by modern psychological investigation. Why a person acts honorably, or heinously, is one of the most puzzling and least answered questions regarding human behavior. Here the authors posit that despite the fact that hatred and arrogance continually battle compassion and decency as humanity's driving force, people continue to develop altruism, empathy, and concern for others. Goldberg and Crespo demonstrate seven factors crucial to achieving a compassionate life. Goldberg and Crespo take us inside their treatment rooms, through history, across cultures and into their own personal worlds-at-large to meet clients and acquaintances including a would-be rapist, a virtuous stalker, an adulterous minister, and a young boy with little more than a matchbook and some pride to call his own. Together, the stories of these clients and historical figures including Nazis at Nuremberg reflect a vital theme: Virtuous behavior should not be a mystery. Morality is a subject most ignored and little understood by modern psychological investigation. Why a person acts honorably or heinously is one of the most puzzling and least answered questions regarding human behavior. The authors demonstrate that although within every human breast hatred and arrogance battle compassion and decency as a driving force, people do indeed develop altruism, empathy, and concern for others. Goldberg and Crespo outline seven crucial factors in the achievement of a compassionate life. This book addresses two audiences. First, it questions modern psychological scientists who have ignored the importance of compassion, virtue, and morality, focusing instead on contrived experimental situations rather than pursuing investigations in—as part of—the actual world in which we live. Yet it is also written for all people concerned with the moral crisis in comtemporary society, and all people seeking personal and social solutions to deal with this crisis.

Author : Michael Schut
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819227234
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simpler Living, Compassionate Life written by Michael Schut and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse compilation of essays that explore the complex idea of simplicity in our lives, community, and environment, and how buying less and decluttering creates an enriching and sustainable life. In a rare collection of voices, the authors of Simpler Living, Compassionate Life explore voluntary simplicity as a path to wholeness and abundance. Henri Nouwen, Cecile Andrews, Richard Foster, and 19 other writers encourage you to listen to your own story, and to respond to dialogue about the fundamental issues of life: time, money, food, spirituality, heritage, and community. A diversity of voices and a helpful study guide make this an effective tool for individuals and groups ready to consider alternatives to high-price, high-stress “good life”: the riches of simplicity and compassion. “Simpler Living, Compassionate Life is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to have a comprehensive overview of the myriad ways living more simply has positively affected our culture. It is a delightful and practical guide for creating simplicity in our own lives, our communities, and for the benefit of our culture.”—Elaine James, author of Simplify Your Life and Inner Simplicity

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307595595
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life written by Karen Armstrong and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of A History of God shares practical recommendations for promoting world peace by cultivating one's intrinsic tendencies for compassion, outlining a program for achieving mindfulness and engaging in acts of kindness.

Author : Michael Schut
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819227234
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simpler Living, Compassionate Life written by Michael Schut and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse compilation of essays that explore the complex idea of simplicity in our lives, community, and environment, and how buying less and decluttering creates an enriching and sustainable life. In a rare collection of voices, the authors of Simpler Living, Compassionate Life explore voluntary simplicity as a path to wholeness and abundance. Henri Nouwen, Cecile Andrews, Richard Foster, and 19 other writers encourage you to listen to your own story, and to respond to dialogue about the fundamental issues of life: time, money, food, spirituality, heritage, and community. A diversity of voices and a helpful study guide make this an effective tool for individuals and groups ready to consider alternatives to high-price, high-stress “good life”: the riches of simplicity and compassion. “Simpler Living, Compassionate Life is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to have a comprehensive overview of the myriad ways living more simply has positively affected our culture. It is a delightful and practical guide for creating simplicity in our own lives, our communities, and for the benefit of our culture.”—Elaine James, author of Simplify Your Life and Inner Simplicity

Author : Lynne Namka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492963271
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking the Compassionate Life written by Lynne Namka and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-13 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychologist Dr. Lynne Namka's contemplative meditation on the power of compassion in our lives, with photographs by Robert Alan Silverstein, Co-Founder of The Kindness Team.

Author : Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861713788
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Compassionate Life written by Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-06-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dalai Lamai offers teachings on the virtue of compassion, with advice on how to incorporate this important quality in daily life.

Author : Keith Hebden
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780994877
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking Justice written by Keith Hebden and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Cause us trouble Keith, but not too much trouble,” these were final words of advice from a bishop to a new curate the day before his ordination. This book is the result of much reflection on that advice. Keith Hebden, parish priest and spiritual activist brings action and theory together with ideas that are as practical, accessible and exciting as the activism they underwrite. Beginning with the conviction that Jesus was an activist who was deeply committed to community, this book seeks to explore ways in which each of us can challenge the unjust structures that keep us from realising our full and common humanity. Seeking Justice is a timely reminder of our need to face up to our personal ability to change the world we live in and the urgency of the task ahead. ,

Author : Michael Schut
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819223697
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simpler Living, Compassionate Life written by Michael Schut and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On its ten-year anniversary of publication, we are pleased to re-issue this popular title. Editor Michael Schut presents a rare collection of voices -- Henri Nouwen, Cecile Andrews, Richard Foster and others -- as they explore our use of money, the practice of simplicity, listening to our lives, widening our circle of community, and other topics at the core of how we live out our faith in our homes and workplaces. A study guide is included.

Author : Jeffrey W. Pryor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601633590
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compassionate Careers written by Jeffrey W. Pryor and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Compassionate Careers is filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organizations. These stories capture their spirit, intelligence, imagination, and heart. The book is an inspirational guide to finding purpose-driven work and offers advice to anyone who feels that sitting on the sidelines is just not enough"--

Author : Thupten Jinpa
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 069818646X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Fearless Heart written by Thupten Jinpa and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddhist practice of mindfulness caught on in the west when we began to understand the everyday, personal benefits it brought us. Now, in this extraordinary book, the highly acclaimed thought leader and longtime English translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us that compassion can bring us even more. Based on the landmark course in compassion training Jinpa helped create at Stanford Medical School, A Fearless Heart shows us that we actually fear compassion. We worry that if we are too compassionate with others we will be taken advantage of, and if we are too compassionate with ourselves we will turn into slackers. Using science, insights from both classical Buddhist and western psychology, and stories both from others and from his own extraordinary life, Jinpa shows us how to train our compassion muscle to relieve stress, fight depression, improve our health, achieve our goals, and change our world. Practical, spiritual, and immediately relevant, A Fearless Heart will speak to readers of The Art of Happiness and Wherever You Go, There You Are.