
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
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Karen Armstrong
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Karen Armstrong
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 12 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.
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The idea of replacing life everyday negative tones with Compassion it's self is a novel idea. this book makes sense.
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Very Good Listen
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If you could sum up Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life in three words, what would they be?
read again and againWhat was one of the most memorable moments of Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life?
The story of the Head Nun who showed Karen compassion--What one small thing can do to bolster up another person.What about Karen Armstrong’s performance did you like?
This is a very well-written book. I am reading it as part of a book club over the duration of a year. I have the print and the audible--Having the author read the text makes it really come alive in a way that the print does not.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
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This is a very excellent book--it is not for the casual reader. If you follow the instructions of the book, you will have your work cut out for you for a long time. I loved the way each step builds upon the next in a the way traditional 12-step programs do. Don't be turned off by the 12-step approach, as my husband was. Give yourself time to work through the steps--invite a friend or several to work through the book with you.Author's reading adds to book
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it was great hearing Karen's voice throughout
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However I find the book slightly preachy and naive. To me the author had a somewhat superficial understanding of different religions and philosophies mentioned the book, which obviously is understandable--even if she is an expert, it's hard to get into anything in depth in such a short book, but I find I'm craving that deeper understanding of the stories and backgrounds of the prophets and sages mentioned.
Interesting
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