In Nawang Khechog's view, one of the wonders and marvels of being human is that we can choose to nurture and cultivate kindness, compassion, and love. These precious human values are the foundation of true happiness and are at the core of humanity's possibility of peaceful coexistence with one another, with other species, and with our environment.

Based on his eleven years as a monk, studying Buddhist philosophy and meditation with the Dalai Lama, as well as his own highly regarded workshops, Awakening Kindness details the many ways we can enrich our lives by simply being kind to each other and ourselves. Nawang includes a range of simple meditations, mantras, and practices that are easy to incorporate into even the busiest modern life.

Filled with the philosophy of many cultures and religions, and touching on everything from human nature as it's portrayed in film to scientific support of our limitless capacity for love, kindness, and compassion, Awakening Kindness takes the reader on a life-changing journey where we all can take part in creating a culture of kindness.

Nawang Khechog was a monk for eleven years, including four years as a hermit meditator in the Himalayan foothills personally sponsored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; he has studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as many other Tibetan masters, and now fills a truly unique spot in Buddhist culture as a teacher, performer, practitioner, and Tibetan freedom fighter, as well as being a Grammy-nominated musician whose latest solo CD, Tibetan Meditation Music, hit number nine on the Billboard charts, he has sold several million of his CDs world-wide. Having spent more than thirty years in India as a Tibetan refugee, Nawang now seeks strength and tranquility in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and continues his performances and sharing the value of universal kindness and compassion in workshops across the country.

	Contents: Awakening Kindness - Finding Joy Through Compassion for Others
	Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama	ix
	PeaceJam	x
1.	From the Beginning: An Introduction	1
2.	An Introduction to Awakening Kindness	27
3.	Awakening Your Own Kindness	53
4.	Awakening Kindness with Others	81
5.	Kindness in Motion	103
6.	Love, Kindness, and Compassion in the World	125
	Epilogue	149
	Acknowledgments	153
	Appendix: Practical Meditation Tools	159
	Glossary of Terms and Names	173
	Tibetan Poems
	Free Music Download	198