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|TableOfContents=*{{i|''Introduction''|xv}}
<center>'''Part I'''</center>
<center>'''Why Compassion Matters'''</center>
*{{i|'''1. The Best Kept Secret of Happiness: Compassion'''|'''3'''}}
**{{i|Born to Connect|5}}
**{{i|I Am the Other|7}}
**{{i|Where the Research Is Taking Us|10}}
**{{i|The Benefits of Compassion|11}}
***{{i|Receiving Kindness|13}}
***{{i|The Helper's High|14}}
***{{i|More Compassion, More Purpose|16}}
***{{i|More Compassion, Less Stress|17}}
***{{i|The Cure for Loneliness|19}}
***{{i|Kindness Is Contagious|21}}
***{{i|Hanging in There with Patience|23}}

*{{i|'''2. The Key to Self-Acceptance: Having Compassion for Yourself'''|'''27'''}}
**{{i|What Self-Compassion Is Not|28}}
**{{i|The High Cost of Low Self-Compassion|36}}
**{{i|The Benefits of Self-Compassion|40}}
***{{i|Renewing Our Resources|40}}
***{{i|Setting Realistic Goals|40}}
***{{i|Learning from Our Experience|40}}
***{{i|Feeling Less Alone|41}}
***{{i|"Be Kind, and Be Happy"|41}}
**{{i|It Comes Back to Connection|44}}

*{{i|'''3. From Fear to Courage: Breaking Through Our Resistance'''|'''47'''}}
**{{i|The Courage of Compassion|48}}
**{{i|Fear of Compassion|54}}
**{{i|Pride: The False Guard|58}}
**{{i|A Culture of Kindness|59}}
**{{i|Letting Go of Our Resistance|60}}
**{{i|Building Our Compassion Muscle: Compassion Cultivation at Stanford University|63}}

<center>'''Part II'''</center>
<center>'''Training Our Mind and Heart'''</center>

*{{i|'''4. From Compassion to Action: Turning Intention into Motivation'''|'''69'''}}
**{{i|The Four Immeasurables|70}}
**{{i|Setting Conscious Intention|73}}
***{{i|Exercise: Setting an Intention|74}} 
**{{i|Dedicating Our Experience|76}}
***{{i|Exercise: Making a Dedication|77}}
**{{i|The Benefits of Intention and Dedication|78}}
**{{i|How Intention Becomes Motivation|83}}

*{{i|'''5. Making Way for Compassion: How Focused Awareness Keeps Us on Track'''|'''89'''}}
**{{i|Mind Wandering: A Default State of Our Brain?|90}}
**{{i|Quieting the Mind|93}}
***{{i|Exercise: Deep Breathing|95}}
***{{i|Exercise: Spacious Mind|98}}
**{{i|Focusing the Mind|99}}
***{{i|Exercise: Focused Attention Through Mindful Breathing|100}}
***{{i|Exercise: Focused Attention Using and Image|104}}
**{{i|Strengthening Meta-Awareness|107}}
***{{i|Exercise: Meta-Awareness|108}}

*{{i|'''6. Getting Unstuck: Escaping the Prison of Excessive Self-Involvement'''|'''113'''}}
**{{i|Opening Your Heart in Everyday Life|114}}
**{{i|Opening Your Heart through Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation|119}}
***{{i|Exercise: Loving-Kindness Meditation|121}}
***{{i|Compassion Meditation|123}}
**{{i|A Quiet Practice with Powerful Results|125}}
**{{i|There Is More to Loving-Kindness and Compassion Than Wishing|128}}
**{{i|It Comes Back to Connection Again|131}}

*{{i|'''7. "May I Be Happy": Caring for Ourselves'''|'''133'''}}
**{{i|Self-Compassion and Attachment Style|134}}
**{{i|Learning to Be with Our Suffering|135}}
**{{i|Cultivating Self-Forgiveness|139}}
***{{i|Exercise: Forgiving Ourselves|141}}
**{{i|Self-Acceptance|143}}
***{{i|Exercise: Accepting Ourselves|144}}
**{{i|Self-Kindness|146}}
***{{i|Exercise: Self-Kindness|147}}
**{{i|Loving-Kindness for Ourselves|150}}
**{{i|Replenishing Our Inner Wellspring|151}}

*{{i|'''8. "Just Like Me": Expanding Our Circle of Concern'''|'''153'''}}
**{{i|The Power of Perceived Similarity|156}}
**{{i|Embracing Our Common Humanity|159}}
***{{i|Exercise: Embracing Common Humanity|160}}
**{{i|Cultivating Appreciation of Others|164}}
***{{i|Exercise: Appreciating Others|166}}
**{{i|Expanding Our Circle of Concern|167}}
***{{i|Exercise: Expanding Our Circle of Concern|168}}
**{{i|Priming Our Heart for a More Active Compassion|171}}
***{{i|Exercise: Priming Our Heart (Tonglen)|175}}

<center>'''Part III'''</center>
<center>'''A New Way of Being'''</center>

*{{i|'''9. Greater Well-Being: How Compassion Makes Us Healthy and Strong'''|'''181'''}}
**{{i|Compassion Training for Psychological Well-Being|183}}
**{{i|A Compassionate Mind Is a Resilient Mind|185}}
**{{i|Compassion Training and Emotional Regulation|190}}
**{{i|Anchoring Our Personal Ethics|192}}

*{{i|'''10. More Courage, Less Stress, Greater Freedom: Making Compassion Our Basic Stance'''|'''197'''}}
**{{i|Compassion in Everyday Life|199}}
**{{i|A Theory of Personal Transformation|201}}
**{{i|Seeing, Feeling, and Acting|204}}
**{{i|A Perceptual Shift Can Change How We Actually Feel|207}}
**{{i|A Way of Being in the World|209}}
**{{i|From a Feeling to Our Very Way of Being|212}}

*{{i|'''11. The Power of One: The Way to a More Compassionate World'''|'''215'''}}
**{{i|Compassion in Our Health Care Systems|216}}
**{{i|Reenvisioning How We Educate Our Children|219}}
**{{i|Caring Workplace, Caring Economics|224}}
***{{i|"A Very Different Company"|227}}
**{{i|Toward a More Just and Compassionate Society|230}}

*{{i|''Acknowledgments''|235}}

*{{i|''Notes''|239}}

*{{i|''Index''|257}}
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|TermTopics=Compassion; Mind Training; Contemporary
|TermMentions=Health Care; Education; Economics; Mental Health; Dedication; Meditation; Tonglen
|Theme=Śāntideva's Vision in Today's World; The Practices of the Bodhisattva; Discover introduction; The Path of the Bodhisattva
|SubTheme=Śāntideva's Vision in a Secular World; Meditation; Mind Training; Cultivating Concentration; Tonglen: Exchanging Oneself and Others; Bodhicitta (introduction); Bodhicitta
|Approach=General; Dharma
|Audience=Beginner; Intermediate; Teacher
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