Resources

 

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

- Dalai Lama

 

Websites

Some of my favorite books

  • Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle

  • Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness by Sylvia Boorstein

  • The little book of Bhāvanā. The Thai secrets of everyday resilience by Leah Weiss

  • A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives by Thupten Jinpa

  • The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön

  • Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chödrön

  • The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert

  • Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet by Joan Halifax

  • Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg

  • Becoming by Michelle Obama

  • Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together by Dalai Lama

  • Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation Paperback

    by Marshall Rosenberg

  • Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer

  • The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Jean-Francois Revel and Matthieu Ricard

Articles, videos, …

 
“Now and then, it’s good to pause in your pursuit of happiness and just be happy … “ Guillaume Apollinaire

“Now and then, it’s good to pause in your pursuit of happiness and just be happy … “ Guillaume Apollinaire