Karen Armstrong - Compassion in Action (2012)
12 Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
Armstrong writes, "The attempt to become a compassionate being is a lifelong project.
It is not achieved in an hour or a day-or even in twelve steps.
It is a struggle that will last until our dying hour.
Nearly every day we will fail, but we cannot give up."
Step 1: Learn About Compassion
Step 2: Look at Your Own World
Step 3: Compassion for Yourself
Step 4: Empathy
Step 5: Mindfulness
Step 6: Action
Step 7*: How Little We Know
*This chapter has a threefold purpose:
1) To recognize and appreciate the unknowable.
2) To become sensitive to overconfident assertions or certainty in ourselves and in other people.
3) To make ourselves aware of the numinous mystery of each human being we encounter during the day.
Step 8: How Should We Speak to One Another?
Step 9: Concern for Everybody
Step 10: Knowledge
Step 11: Recognition
Step 12: Love Your Enemies via
Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion.
A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.
Armstrong received the US$100,000 TED Prize in February 2008: via
dr. π (pi)
.
Armstrong writes, "The attempt to become a compassionate being is a lifelong project.
It is not achieved in an hour or a day-or even in twelve steps.
It is a struggle that will last until our dying hour.
Nearly every day we will fail, but we cannot give up."
Click to viewStep 1: Learn About Compassion
Step 2: Look at Your Own World
Step 3: Compassion for Yourself
Step 4: Empathy
Step 5: Mindfulness
Step 6: Action
Step 7*: How Little We Know
*This chapter has a threefold purpose:
1) To recognize and appreciate the unknowable.
2) To become sensitive to overconfident assertions or certainty in ourselves and in other people.
3) To make ourselves aware of the numinous mystery of each human being we encounter during the day.
Step 8: How Should We Speak to One Another?
Step 9: Concern for Everybody
Step 10: Knowledge
Step 11: Recognition
Step 12: Love Your Enemies via
Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion.
A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.
Armstrong received the US$100,000 TED Prize in February 2008: via
dr. π (pi)
.