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  • How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives
  • Written by: Thupten Jinpa Ph.D.
  • Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri
  • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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A Fearless Heart

Written by: Thupten Jinpa Ph.D.
Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri
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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 audiobook, 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 listeners of The Art of Happiness and Wherever You Go, There You Are.

©2015 Thupten Jinpa Langri (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Recorded by arrangement with Hudson Street Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.

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This book is a true gift to the world. Anyone who reads it would benefit from a happier, more meaningful life, and everyone around them would benefit too.

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One of the best and most technical books on compassion. It fits my style, and I definitely enjoyed it. I was going to get a "science" book, but I am so glad I got this book instead. Especially for learning Buddhism and it's contribution to psychology. Thanks.

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