A Fearless Heart

How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives

By: Thupten Jinpa Ph.D.

Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The Buddhist practice of mindfulness caught on in the west when we began to understand the everyday, personal benefits it brought us. Now, in this extraordinary audiobook, the highly acclaimed thought leader and longtime English translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us that compassion can bring us even more.

Based on the landmark course in compassion training Jinpa helped create at Stanford Medical School, A Fearless Heart shows us that we actually fear compassion. We worry that if we are too compassionate with others we will be taken advantage of, and if we are too compassionate with ourselves we will turn into slackers. Using science, insights from both classical Buddhist and western psychology, and stories both from others and from his own extraordinary life, Jinpa shows us how to train our compassion muscle to relieve stress, fight depression, improve our health, achieve our goals, and change our world.

Practical, spiritual, and immediately relevant, A Fearless Heart will speak to listeners of The Art of Happiness and Wherever You Go, There You Are.

©2015 Thupten Jinpa Langri (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Recorded by arrangement with Hudson Street Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.

MUST READ NOW!!

I keep listening over and over again. Very easy to understand, but not easy to apply my compassionate attitude to other's needs in daily basis in order to help myself to be happier. Until my mind and body get to the ultimate goal, I will continue to listen to this book. Compassion is the profound antidote for all of our mind and body health. Therefore, I highly recommend this book to whoever is suffering from the loss of life direction.

Life Affirming

I definitely recommend this book to anyone wishing to realate to others, community, society and the world in a more positive way. Dr. Jinpa has so much life experience, not to mention formal and professional training, to give authority to his bold claims, and backs up his words with other expert opinions and studies. Give it a try; it's a short read with tremendous impact.

Companion to Kara Compassion class

This was a nice companion to the class on Compassion. Good information for those wanting to add compassion meditation to their practice or to help understand how it can be helpful.

Life changing

Excellent book. Clear explanation of why and what to do to transform your life thru the power of compassion. Compassion for self and others. Taking it out of the realm of words and into practice. Inspiring stories and examples included.

Terrible narration but still worth it

With today’s talent quality and tech innovation, I’m surprised to hear such annoying narration with such a great book.

Please re-produce this book with a new narrator!

Unexpectedly good

I have been listening to many books on this topic and they are starting to feel repetitive. That's a good thing I suppose. However, though this book has the same basic ideas as many others, there are very thoughtful steps and methods in this book that helped me. It's worth a listen for sure.

A Fearless Heart

In the reviews several people complained about the narrators voice, there is nothing wrong with is voice and he did an excellent job. The people who were complaining obviously did not take to the lessons of compassion that are taught in this book.

A must read for every single humanbeing

A simple and thoroughly enjoyable listen on a topic which is universally important. Definitely not only for spiritual people. This is not a self-help book but a must read for everyone.

Inspiring with specific techniques

What a joy and pleasure to listen to the scientific benefits of the mind of compassion. The specific techniques offered and the discussion of training the mind so that it can habitually respond with compassion were inspiring.

Especially insightful for CCT students

This is pivotal look at how to integrate Compassion into our daily lives. It gives an unvarnished look into Jinpa's experience, both as a Buddhist monk, and later as a father. He shares that he too has to consciously choose Compassion, and continually cultivate it, when faced with the very same struggles and emotions most people feel in their day-to-day life, particularly as parents. It's an excellent resource to a new or seasoned meditator, and student of Compassion cultivation.