A Spirituality & Practice "Best Spiritual Books of 2010" winner. First Invite Love In is a beautiful collection of exercises inspired by the ancient meditative arts of Tibetan Buddhism. Tana Pesso and the Penor Rinpoche work together to create a guidebook for anyone who would like to live more compassionately, wisely, and with an open and inviting heart.Moment by moment, thought by thought, step by step we can transform our minds through time-tested compassion practices, and ultimately create a garden of delight out of any life history or current circumstance, regardless of how traumatic or difficult. There are countless examples of people from all spiritual paths, faiths, and religions who have experienced terrible hardships or even themselves created hardships and suffering for others, who have turned their minds towards love and compassion and found peace and happiness.
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First Invite Love In
40 Time-Tested Tools for Creating a More Compassionate Life
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- English
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Personal SuccessTable of contents
- Cover
- Praise
- The Dalai Lama
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Some Advice in Using This Book
- Opening and Closing Practices
- Then Send Love Out
- 1 - Thinking of Friends as Kind Mothers
- 2 - Breathe In with Compassion, Breathe Out with Loving-Kindness (Part 1)
- 3 - Widening the Heart to Embrace the World with Loving-Kindness and Rejoicing
- 4 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 1)
- 5 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 2)
- 6 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 3)
- 7 - Widening the Heart to Embrace the World with Loving-Kindness (Sunshine Metaphor)
- 8 - Overcoming Anger and Bitterness with Compassion
- 9 - Widening the Heart to Embrace the World with Loving-Kindness (Snowfall Metaphor)
- 10 - Taking Compassion into Daily Life: Feeling Compassion for Strangers
- 11 - Increasing Generosity by Imagining Helping Others During a Famine
- 12 - Taking Compassion into Daily Life: Imagining Strangers as Kind Mothers
- 13 - Connecting the Body and Actions with Compassion
- 14 - Increasing Generosity by Imagining Giving All to Save the Life of a Loved One
- 15 - Opening the Heart by Loosening the Grip of Possessiveness
- 16 - Widening the Heart to Embrace the World with Loving-Kindness (Song Metaphor)
- 17 - Thinking of People You Don’t Like as Kind Mothers
- 18 - Increasing Loving-Kindness by Rejoicing for the Good Fortune of Others ...
- 19 - Reducing Pride and Egotism Through Remorse
- 20 - Increasing Loving-Kindness by Rejoicing for the Good Fortune of Others ...
- 21 - Taking Compassion into Daily Life: Speaking to Strangers with Loving-Kindness
- 22 - Imagining Others are Cleansed of the Source of Suffering
- 23 - Taking the Practice of Compassion into Daily Life: Looking at Strangers ...
- 24 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 4)
- 25 - Connecting the Voice and Speech with Compassion
- 26 - Thinking of Animals as Kind Mothers
- 27 - Imagining Sharing the Source of Your Good Fortune with Others
- 28 - Breathe In with Compassion, Breathe Out with Loving-Kindness (Part 2)
- 29 - Expanding the Heart to Have Compassion for People Who Have Been Unfair or ...
- 30 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 5)
- 31 - Taking Compassion into Daily Life: Imagining Generosity Toward Strangers
- 32 - Overcoming Jealousy and Envy to Rejoice for the Emotional Happiness of Others
- 33 - Taking Compassion into Daily Life: Imbuing Simple Greetings with Compassion
- 34 - Bearing Compassionate Witness to Suffering (Part 6)
- 35 - Transforming Our Own Suffering into a Compassionate Impulse
- 36 - Breathe In with Compassion, Breathe Out with Loving-Kindness (Part 3)
- 37 - Connecting the Mind and Thoughts with Compassion
- 38 - Thinking of All Living Beings as Kind Mothers
- 39 - Understanding the Role of Dualism as the Ultimate Source of Suffering
- 40 - The Ultimate Compassionate Force: Dissolving the Dualistic Mindset
- Afterword
- Appendix: - Full Set of Short Forms of Compassion Practices
- Acknowledgements
- About The Authors
- About Wisdom Publications
- Copyright
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