Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

Posted by Dalai Lama Center - January 31, 2011

The Dalai Lama Center is honored to have hosted Karen Armstrong as a speaker at the Vancouver Peace Summit in September 2009, and we are excited to partner with the Charter for Compassion in a new endeavor.

Karen Armstrong’s latest book “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life" is fresh off the presses. The book helps readers explore the meaning, cultivation, and practice of compassion in our everyday lives and provides a great opportunity for discussion.

The Twelve Steps book complements the Charter for Compassion, which is a call to activate the Golden Rule around the world. The action-oriented steps begin with “Learn About Compassion” and close with “Love Your Enemies.”

Using the book as a guide, you are invited to organize a Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life reading group in your community.

A Reading Groups Organizer's Guide, along with customizable promotion material, is available to help you get started. Bulk order discounts for purchases in Canada (40% off a minimum order of $200 retail) are available from Random House of Canada’s Special Sales Department. Call 1.905.624.0672 and mention you are placing an order for a book club event.

We also invite you to join an online discussion on the Charter for Compassion’s Facebook page. The discussion will focus on one step each month.

Join the Charter for Compassion to activate compassion worldwide!

Watch a trailer for Karen Armstrong's book below.