“An Open-Hearted Life”: Compassion and interdependence

A series of talks based on An Open-Hearted Life given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day starting in April 2017. Co-written with clinical psychologist Dr. Russell Kolts, the book offers practical Buddhist and Western psychological approaches to developing compassion.

• Having compassion for others makes sense
• The disadvantages of lacking compassion
• Humans are more dependent on each other now than any other time
• The compassion of simply showing respect for others

An 0pen-Hearted Life 06: Compassion, interdependence and universal responsibility (download)