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Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties—stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning.

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The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness

Leading scientists and science writers reflect on the life-changing, perspective-changing, new science of human goodness. Where once science painted humans as self-seeking and warlike, today scientists of many disciplines are uncovering the deep roots of human goodness.

Dacher Keltner (editor), Jason Marsh (editor), Jeremy Adam Smith (editor)

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The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life (Tenth Anniversary Edition)

When The Power of Kindness first appeared in 2006 it thrilled and challenged readers with one audacious promise: Your acts of generosity and decency are the secret to a fuller, more satisfying life. Kindness is not some squishy virtue, but the very key to your own happiness.

Piero Ferrucci, The Dalai Lama (preface)

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The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love and Compassion

Distill the great spiritual teachings from around the world down to their most basic principles, and one thread emerges to unite them all: kindness.

Sharon Salzberg

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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)

A Holocaust survivor’s surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more.

Simon Wiesenthal

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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“Mercy is radical kindness,” Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book, Hallelujah Anyway. It’s the permission you give others—and yourself—to forgive a debt, to absolve the unabsolvable, to let go of the judgment and pain that make life so difficult.

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The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace

In this beautiful and graceful little book, internationally renowned Buddhist teacher and meditation master Jack Kornfield has collected age-old teachings, modern stories, and time-honored practices for bringing healing, peace, and compassion into our daily lives.

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Lovingkindness: Realizing and Practicing Your True Self

Lovingkindness—acting with selfless compassion toward others—is a widely recognized virtue that is honored across world religions.

William R. Miller

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A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times

When the path ahead is dark, how can we keep from stumbling? How do we make our way with courage and dignity? “Inside each of us is an eternal light that I call ‘the One Who Knows,’ ” writes Jack Kornfield.

Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn (foreword)

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Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit and Be a Whole Lot Happier

When people and circumstances upset us, how do we deal with them? Often, we feel victimized. We become hurt, angry, and defensive. We end up seeing others as enemies, and when things don't go our way, we become enemies to ourselves.

Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman

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