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4.01 AVERAGE
Good short read and a call to action for youth of our time
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Good message, but light on substance. I had read How to Practice before and would recommend that as a follow up for how to build compassion.
Short and geared toward a younger audience with little or no Buddhist knowledge, but still interesting to read. Wish I had read it when I was younger, maybe 12-18 years old.
Overall it felt idealistic and utopian. In essence it was a call for a revolution of compassion to happen but no actual way to get there. It felt like a motivational speech, not the structure of a revolution.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
In the wake of Brian Thompson's assassination I am thankful the universe brought this book into my life. A message of change through compassion is a healthy reminder in times as these.
The only thing I can think is that this is written by two non-English speakers, and it just translated poorly for me. Because I have read, enjoyed, been enlightened and inspired by plenty of Buddhist articles and books, but I just didn't like this one. It was a strident call that bored me. I appreciate everything the Dalai Lama is doing. And the people that are working with him. But I find my motivation and inspiration elsewhere.
I saw this in the Library and was so taken in by it, I purchased my own copy.
(I originally read this and posted my review on Facebook in 2020.)
And...
As we head in to the mire of 2020 politics, I felt this would be a powerful little book for our time of great challenges and change ahead of us.
Also...
This attention-grabbing little book which is less than 100 pages also includes extracts from "The Charter of Universal Responsibility"...
Which involves three moments of realization and eleven commitments for life – i.e., inner peace and the shared reality of life.
This was a quick read containing an inspiring call to action. I particularly loved when he said:
“I have a dream: Women Will Become National Leaders.”
He goes on to say:
“Accept leadership roles, for we need you to promote love and compassion. Realize my dream, that the 20 nations of the world will be governed one day by women. There will be less war, violence and economic and social injustice. And whatever you do, you must not assume that in order to reach high office, and stay there, you need to adopt the most shameful masculine behaviors.”
This book is a wonderful call to young people (all of us actually) in shaping our future world.
And...
The Dalai Lama highlights that we have the power to move from the most brutal century in human history to a future full of compassion and love for one another and our world.
As you can tell...
I felt it was a very inspiring and to-the-point book I would highly recommend everyone read.
Because...
Change can happen, with care and diligence.
Update: Moving into the 2024 election season in the United States, this can also be a thoughtful reminder for us as citizens of the world. We must always be cognizant as to how much our vote matters.
(I originally read this and posted my review on Facebook in 2020.)
And...
As we head in to the mire of 2020 politics, I felt this would be a powerful little book for our time of great challenges and change ahead of us.
Also...
This attention-grabbing little book which is less than 100 pages also includes extracts from "The Charter of Universal Responsibility"...
Which involves three moments of realization and eleven commitments for life – i.e., inner peace and the shared reality of life.
This was a quick read containing an inspiring call to action. I particularly loved when he said:
“I have a dream: Women Will Become National Leaders.”
He goes on to say:
“Accept leadership roles, for we need you to promote love and compassion. Realize my dream, that the 20 nations of the world will be governed one day by women. There will be less war, violence and economic and social injustice. And whatever you do, you must not assume that in order to reach high office, and stay there, you need to adopt the most shameful masculine behaviors.”
This book is a wonderful call to young people (all of us actually) in shaping our future world.
And...
The Dalai Lama highlights that we have the power to move from the most brutal century in human history to a future full of compassion and love for one another and our world.
As you can tell...
I felt it was a very inspiring and to-the-point book I would highly recommend everyone read.
Because...
Change can happen, with care and diligence.
Update: Moving into the 2024 election season in the United States, this can also be a thoughtful reminder for us as citizens of the world. We must always be cognizant as to how much our vote matters.
A general call to use compassion as we interact and hopefully save our world.