The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Compassion

This small hardcover gathers the Dalai Lama’s concise reflections on compassion. In seven brief chapters he considers contentment, joy, living well, facing death, managing anger, giving and receiving, and the necessity of interfaith cooperation. Short essays are paired with candid responses to students’ questions from around the world, addressing the ecological crisis, political issues in Tibet, the nature of suffering, and related concerns. The tone is plain and direct, treating compassion as a practical approach for meeting daily hardship and sustaining ethical life.