An Open Heart

The challenge of compassion-keeping an open heart in dealing with others-is wrestled with in all spiritual traditions. The Dalai Lama's teachings on this essential subject, drawn from his epochal visit to America in 1999, form the basis of this universally appealing book. AN OPEN HEART is a clear and simple introduction to the core of Buddhism, by its greatest teacher, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The book lays out a course of meditations, from the simplest to the most challenging, that will enable anyone of any faith to change their minds and open their hearts. At the same time, it introduces the basic philosophy of Buddhism and its core concepts to a general audience.