Thubten Chodron, an American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, travels worldwide teaching and leading meditation retreats and is known for her clear and and practical explanations of the Buddha's teachings. She is the author of many publications, including Buddhism for Beginners.

	Contents:  Cultivating a Compassionate Heart
	Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama	9
	Preface by Lama Zopa Rinpoche	11
	Acknowledgments	15
	Meditation on Thousand-Arm Chenrezig	17
	A Lamentation Requesting Blessings from the Great Compassionate One	31
	Commentary on the Yoga Method of Chenrezig
	1. Getting Started	39
	2. Purifying Negativities and Accumulating Positive Potential	59
	3. Request Prayer	67
	4. The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation	73
	5. Purifying and Receiving Inspiration	93
	6. Meditation on Emptiness	99
	7. Appearing as Chenrezig	119
	8. Clear Appearance and Divine Identity	135
	9. Mantra Recitation	155
	10. Working with Our Stuff	171
	11. More Meditations	187
	12. Concluding the Sadhana and Practice in Daily Life	195
	Glossary	199
	Additional Reading	205