Download or read book Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart written by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s gentle and profoundly eloquent instruction for developing the basis of the spiritual path: a compassionate motive. With extraordinary grace and insight, His Holiness shows how the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on compassion can be practiced in our daily lives through simple meditations that directly relate to past and present relationships. This illuminating and highly accessible guide offers techniques for deepening and heightening compassion in our lives and the world around us.