Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004RB8CTO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 161 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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With Gregory Boyle's guidance, we can recognize our own wounds in the broken lives and daunting struggles of the men and women in these parables and learn to find joy in all of the people around us. Erudite, down-to-earth, and utterly heartening, these essays about universal kinship and redemption are moving examples of the power of unconditional love in difficult times and the importance of fighting despair. Arranged by theme and filled with sparkling humor and glowing generosity, these essays offer a stirring look at how full our lives could be if we practiced compassion. Tattoos on the Heart is a breatht
"I'm encouraging everyone I know (and those I don't) to read this book" according to KG. I'm not sure I've ever highlighted more passages than I did as I read this book. I have and I will be encouraging everyone I know to read Tattoos on the Heart. It was spiritual without being religious. The stories shared to reinforce the focus of any chapter were perfectly paired. It is a book I will to again and again. The entire book explicates Namaste - the divine in me recognizes and bows to the divine in you; I honor the sacredness - the love, light, truth, peace in you. And no, it is not a too-lengthy way of saying Namaste.. His comprehension that jobs are the best way to divert delinquents from crime is rare Robert Zagar As an international expert on violence with the most sensitive and specific algorithm to predict and to prevent homicide and other violent offenses I found Reverend Gregory Boyle S.J. to be honest, truthful and insightful in his work with the marginalized youth of Los Angeles. His comprehension that jobs are the best way to divert delinquents from crime is rare. We've saved 324 lives and over 2 billion US 2015 dollars by targeting the most violent prone with jobs, mentors, and anger management cognitive skills training, empirical. funny Patrice S. Powell I heard Dr, Boyle speak for the first time when my nephew graduated from Westminster College this spring. He was so honest, entertaining, enlightening, funnythere was not a dry eye during the telling of his experiences. I knew immediately I needed to read his book and it has not disappointed. What a wonderful read! What a beautiful, uplifting, sad, heart-wrenching, in your face, full of grace, and happy book. God bless Dr Boyle for his humility, humor and humanity.