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Compassionate Life
Walking the Path of Kindness
by
Marc Ian Barasch
Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
June 2009 / 288 pages / ISBN: 1576757560
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(Each copy sold helps to fund the planting of
trees in environmentally damaged areas around the world through the
Green World Campaign.)
A Search for the Soul of Kindness
With a keen balance of hope and realism, Marc Barasch sets out on a journey to
the heart of compassion, discovering its power to change who we are and the
society we might become. He describes encounters with empathetic apes, as well
as 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? 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"? 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 can change "pretty much everything."
Reviews
"I have read this book twice. The first time,
coming from an intellectual perspective, I found things to think about. The
second time, I stopped thinking and read it from my heart, and was doubly
rewarded by the stories and the wisdom Marc shares. I heartily recommend this
book to anyone who wants to understand why the compassionate life is the
answer--and who wants to learn how to live it."
--BERNIE SIEGEL, MD, author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles
"An argument for compassion that is balanced
yet persuasive--and long overdue. This book ought to be a compulsory read for
all."
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
"Marc Barasch shares with the best science writers an ability to make you feel
the excitement of discovery. His book will interest anyone who struggles to be
kinder in a not-so-kind world."
--Washington Post
"Barasch uses humor and fine reporting...Rather than a whifty compendium of
spiritual musings, The Compassionate Life builds upon relevant
observations from surprising sources."
--People
About the Author
Marc Ian Barasch is an award-winning writer, editor, and television
producer. He is the author of Remarkable Recovery, Healing Dreams
and The Healing Path. For more information visit
www.compassionatelife.com or visit Marc's foundation at
www.greenworld.org.
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