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The surest path to true happiness lies in being intimately concerned with the welfare of others. Or, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama would say, in compassion. In How to become Compassionate, His Holiness reveals basic problems of attitude that lead us to internal turmoil, and how exactly we can correct them to attain an improved tomorrow. He shows precisely how beginning our hearts and intellects to other folks is the ultimate way to triumph over the misguided ideas that are at the root of most our problems. He shows us how compassion can be a continuous wellspring of happiness inside our own lives and exactly how our newfound happiness can increase outward from us in ever wider and wider circles. As we are more compassionate humans, our friends, family, neighborhood friends, liked ones-and even our enemies-will end up less frequently in the thrall of dangerous feelings like anger, jealousy, and fear, prompting them to become more warmhearted, kind, and harmonious makes of their own circles. With simple language and startling quality, His Holiness makes visible as never before that the road to global tranquility commences in the hearts of specific people. Enlivened by personal anecdotes and personal accounts of the Dalai Lama's encounters as a student, thinker, political innovator, and Nobel Peace Reward Laureate, How to become Compassionate provides seekers of most faiths the secrets to overcoming anger, hatred, and selfishness- the principal hurdles to happiness-and to becoming real estate agents of positive change in our neighborhoods and the planet at large.