- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Rodmell Press (Sep 13 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1930485115
- ISBN-13: 978-1930485112
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.9 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
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#118,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Nonfiction > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism > Sutras
- #17 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Sutras
- #25 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Theravada
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Compassion in the face of pain, anguish, or unspeakable evil often produces confusion and bewilderment: How can someone endure such unjust suffering with such calm? Wouldn¹t it be more natural, and more proper, to not be calm at all? In Compassion, Christina Feldman draws on over 30 years of experience as a Buddhist to explain how ordinary people are able to use compassion to deal with feelings like grief, pain, and terror. Feldman first examines compassion itself, using Buddhist texts and real-life stories to explain precisely what this strange force is, and argues that it is the most precious of all gifts. Feldman then proceeds to show, in six separate chapters, how compassion can be used in the face of adversity, mapping out meditations and strategies that can overcome the dark thoughts that everyone experiences. Compassion is for anyone who has ever felt helpless in our own turbulent, uncertain times.
About the Author
Christina Feldman has written several books, including The Buddhist Path to Simplicity, Meditation, and Principles of Meditation. The co-founder of and a guiding teacher at Gaia House, a Buddhist meditation centre, she lives in Devon, England.
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IN THE FIRST CENTURY A.D. in northern India, in what is now possibly Afghanistan, one of the most graceful and powerful texts in the Buddhist tradition was composed. Read the first page
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Outstanding Essay on Compassion!, Aug 23 2007
By Susan S. Jorgensen "spiritual director and coach" - Published on Amazon.com
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Christina Feldman has written an outstanding essay on compassion. She courageously and clearly explores her topic with confidence. Compassion is a multi-faceted experience, complex and richly textured, and Feldman has been able to illuminate it beautifully. I would call her understanding of compassion comprehensive and creative, including her meditations on the various aspects of the topic. If you only read one book in your life time on compassion, may it be this one. This book will change how you think, how you approach yourself, how you approach others, how you approach the world. A must read for anyone on a spiritual path.
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