Jeffrey Hopkins, PhD, served for a decade as the interpreter for the Dalai Lama. A Buddhist scholar and the author of more than thirty-five books, he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he founded the largest academic program in Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West.
"Jeffrey Hopkins is a humble person. His tone throughout the book
is gentle subtle and persuasive. The book is really a thoughtful
and well-organized exploration of the meaning of compassion....
Hopkins has written an authentic roadmap for the human global
village within a Buddhist context that will serve the reader well.
Stock this fine work in Buddhism Religion and Philosophy
sections."—New Age Retailer
"How relevant this is to our current troubled times!…Hopkins is to
be congratulated on his simple language and style while retaining a
potent message…the book has tremendous value for practitioners at
all levels and not just for Buddhists."—The Middle Way
"Hopkins offers the reader a series of practices and meditations
that move from equanimity to compassion in a gently confrontational
way designed not to make his audience feel warm and fuzzy but
instead to make them feel genuinely and sincerely connected (as the
best Buddhist texts often do). Hopkins admits that he struggled
living up to the ideals presented by his"gurus and offered in this
book which only lends power to his words...one of the most
outstanding books on human relationships to come along in a
while."—Elephant Journal online "We can all stand to know how to
become more kind caring and full of love and compassion for all
beings can't we? Hopkins directs his audience on how to fully
cultivate compassion through meditative practices. However he does
this in a manner that can be appreciated by those who have never
meditated and who might not plan on ever doing so. These
meditations can simply translate into nice thoughts to have while
dealing with difficult situations.... The beauty of A Truthful
Heart is that it's easy to take its message with you. Every day can
be a bit brighter."—Feminist Review
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