The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness - Couverture souple

Barasch, Marc Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1576757560 ISBN 13 : 9781576757567

Editeur : Berrett-Koehler, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Barasch Marc Ian

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

With a keen balance of hope and skepticism, Marc Barasch sets out on a journey to the heart of compassion, discovering its power to change who we are and the society we have become. He describes encounters with empathetic apes, and with Buddhist monks whose brain scans prove the power of compassion practice; with a man who donated a kidney to a stranger and another who forgave his daughter's murderer; with teenage Palestinian and Israeli girls trying to wage peace; even with astronomers trying to send a missive to E.T. that we're not only clever, but kind.

With unfailing curiosity, Barasch poses vital questions: What can we learn from exceptionally empathetic people? Can we increase our compassion quotient with practice? How do we open our hearts to those who do us harm? What if the great driving force of our evolution were actually "survival of the kindest?" He comes up with challenging, ultimately inspiring answers. Drawing on science and spirituality, history and popular culture, button-down business and a high sense of fun, he creates a smart, provocative argument that a simple shift in consciousness changes “pretty much everything.”

Biographie de l'auteur

Marc Ian Barasch is an award-winning writer, editor, and television producer. He has been an editor at Psychology Today, Natural Health, and New Age Journal He has been short-listed twice for the PEN Literary Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berrett-Koehler
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1576757560
• ISBN 13: 9781576757567
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible