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A TRUTHFUL HEART: Buddhist Practices for Connecting with Othersby Jeffrey Hopkins, foreword by His Holiness the Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama often says, "Kindness is society." By learning to live from a more compassionate viewpoint, Jeffrey Hopkins writes, we can create a better life not only for ourselves but for everyone. In A Truthful Heart, Hopkins uses Buddhist meditations (including the Dalai Lama's favorite), visualizations, and entertaining recollections from his own life to guide us in developing an awareness of the capacity for love inside us and learning to project that love into the world around us. Delivering a potent message with the power to change our relationships and improve the quality of our lives, A Truthful Heart is the ideal book for an age in which our dealings with each other seem increasingly impersonal--and even violent and aggressive. Anyone seeking release from anger and hurt, or simply wanting to increase the love and caring among us, will welcome this timely vision for humanity. This is a new edition of Cultivating Compassion. Jeffrey Hopkins served for a decade as the interpreter for the Dalai Lama. A Buddhist scholar and the author of more than thirty-five books and translations, he is emeritus professor of Tibetan and Buddhist studies at the University of Virginia, where he founded the largest academic program of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West. He is the translator and editor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's How to Practice (2002), Kindness, Clarity and Insight (2006), and How to See Yourself as You Really Are (2006). EXPLORE THIS TITLE FURTHER... REVIEWS “Jeffrey Hopkins has spent his life helping others to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and openheartedness. Read this warm and wonderful book and learn how, just as I have.”—Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within "Hopkins...[lays] out the basics of meditation and the numerous practices he recommends in a logical, down-to-earth manner, peppered with quirky anecdotes from his life and stories from his days with the Dalai Lama. The book is refreshingly methodical, organized to gradually lead the reader through the practices.... The beautiful comprehensiveness of the dharma, with its countless lists and multi-stepped elucidations, can overwhelm a reader...[but] Hopkins employs the greater levels of detail available to him skillfully."--Andrew Merz, Tricycle “...a must-read for those who are searching for a path to a more joyful and fulfilling life.”—Goldie Hawn, actress “One of the finest presentations of Tibetan Buddhist mind-training in print.”—Stephen Batchelor, author of Buddhism Without Beliefs "Jeffrey Hopkins is one of the tallest Buddhist scholars in the world today. Some of his books deal with complex issues of Buddhist philosophy beyond the ken and grasp of ordinary readers. However, the book under review is remarkable for its lucidity of thought and clarity of expression. It deals with the basics of the Buddhist thought and is a must read for beginners and equally useful for advanced learners of Buddhist philosophy"—Tibet Journal “In six unobstructed steps [Hopkins] offers a clear how-to meditation manual on cultivating compassion, a major theme found in all Buddhist traditions. This book is refreshingly jargon-free, with everyday life applications. [A Truthful Heart] helps readers to explore the implications of the Dalai Lama’s oft-heard refrain, ‘We all want happiness and do not want suffering.’”—Publisher’s Weekly "Jeffrey Hopkins...takes a traditional, step-wise approach to the complete doctrine of Buddhism, from practicing equanimity to realizing emptiness. These practices are central to Hopkins' life, and he gives an unprecedented, vivid account of his own incremental transformation. The lens of personal experience makes A Truthful Heart an accessible and practical text."—Shambhala Sun "...an especially lovely book on the need for compassion and the way to cultivate it...tightly composed...Hopkins provides simple exercises for putting compassion into practice, something he emphasizes anyone can do."—Buddhadharma “Delivered in straightforward prose and peppered with Hopkins’s wry observations and personal anecdotes, [the] exercises [in A Truthful Heart] have an appealing practicality.”—Shambhala Sun "A welcome resource not only for Buddhist practitioners and those curious about the faith, but also for any reader regardless of religion seeking surcease from anger and pain, and desiring an increase of love and compassion within the world at large."--Library Bookwatch "Jeffrey Hopkins is a humble person. His tone throughout the book is gentle, subtle, and persuasive. The book is really a thoughtful and well-organized exploration of the meaning of compassion.... Hopkins has written an authentic roadmap for the human global village within a Buddhist context that will serve the reader well. Stock this fine work in Buddhism, Religion, and Philosophy sections."--Thomas Peter von Bahr, New Age Retailer "How relevant this is to our current troubled times!…Hopkins is to be congratulated on his simple language and style while retaining a potent message…the book has tremendous value for practitioners at all levels, and not just for Buddhists."--The Middle Way "Hopkins offers the reader a series of practices and meditations that move from equanimity to compassion in a gently confrontational way designed not to make his audience feel warm and fuzzy, but instead to make them feel genuinely and sincerely connected (as the best Buddhist texts often do). Hopkins admits that he struggled living up to the ideals presented by his gurus and offered in this book, which only lends power to his words...one of the most outstanding books on human relationships to come along in a while."--Elephant Journal online "We can all stand to know how to become more kind, caring and full of love and compassion for all beings, can't we? Hopkins directs his audience on how to fully cultivate compassion through meditative practices. However, he does this in a manner that can be appreciated by those who have never meditated, and who might not plan on ever doing so. These meditations can simply translate into nice thoughts to have while dealing with difficult situations.... The beauty of A Truthful Heart is that it's easy to take its message with you. Every day can be a bit brighter."--Feminist Review 9781559392907, 1559392908 | |
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