Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life Karen Armstrong by Karen Armstrong 9780307595591, 0307595595 instant download after payment.

One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place.
Karen
Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human
beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our
capacity for compassion. Here, in this straightforward, thoughtful, and
thought-provoking book, she sets out a program that can lead us toward a
more compassionate life.
The twelve steps Armstrong suggests
begin with “Learn About Compassion” and close with “Love Your Enemies.”
In between, she takes up “compassion for yourself,” mindfulness,
suffering, sympathetic joy, the limits of our knowledge of others, and
“concern for everybody.” She suggests concrete ways of enhancing our
compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives, and
provides, as well, a reading list to encourage us to “hear one another’s
narratives.” Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate
life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often
life-altering commingling of the two.