The Subtle Art of Caring: A Guide to Sustaining Compassion

by River Wolton, Emma Burleigh (Illustrator)

Overview

An inspired guide to sustaining compassion.

The Buddha taught the practices of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These guide us in cultivating positive emotions and minimising harmful ones. Poet, writer, activist, mentor, and Buddhist teacher River Wolton gives new life to these teachings as resources for a life in which compassion for self and others are mutually sustaining. Beautifully illustrated and with exercises, meditations, and reflections

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915342218
Publisher:	Windhorse Publications
Publication date:	01/09/2024
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x (d)

About the Author

River Wolton trained as a social worker and psychotherapist. She has offered writing workshops for therapy and community arts groups, and is a Buddhist teacher, mindfulness coach, and LGBTI+ and peace activist. She co-founded the Sheffield Insight Meditation community, and teaches at Gaia House, UK. She lives in Sheffield, UK with her partner. She was the Poet Laureate for Derbyshire and has published three volumes of poetry.

Table of Contents

About the author and illustrator

Publisher’s acknowledgements

Audio recordings

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Pausing

Chapter 2: Befriending

Chapter 3: Enjoying

Chapter 4: Caring

Chapter 5: Letting be

Resource 1: The Metta Sutta

Resource 2: Reflections for sustaining compassion in daily life

Five skilful guidelines for caring and non-harm

Five daily recollections

Mealtime reflection

Resource 3: Sustaining compassion with others

Glossary

Abbreviations

Selected references and further reading

Acknowledgements

Notes

About the contributors

Index

Editorial Reviews

'Using as a template the five qualities of pausing, befriending, enjoying, caring, and letting be, she (River Wolton) shows the way to a profoundly beneficial life for ourselves and others.' - Martine Batchelor, meditation teacher and author of Meditation for Life and Let Go: a Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits

'If you wish to explore how to take Buddhism off the meditation cushion and into the world, read this book.' - Dene Donalds, Dharma teacher in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a founding member of The Colours of Compassion Sangha

'River Wolton leads us with unfailing insight to that difficult place where individual Buddhist practice meets the urgent global issues of our time…. An important read for the Anthropocene age.' - Akasharaja, chair of the Shrewsbury Buddhist centre and co-founder of the Triratna Earth Sangha

'This book is a tonic for our times. Read and respair (rebuild hope and recover from despair)!' - Prof Rebecca Crane, PhD, Director, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, UK

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