First Invite Love In: 40 Time-Tested Tools for Creating a More Compassionate Life

by Tana Pesso, Dalai Lama XIV (Foreword), Penor Rinpoche

A Spirituality & Practice "Best Spiritual Books of 2010" winner.

First Invite Love In is a beautiful collection of exercises inspired by the ancient meditative arts of Tibetan Buddhism. Tana Pesso and the Penor Rinpoche work together to create a guidebook for anyone who would like to live more compassionately, wisely, and with an open and inviting heart.

Moment by moment, thought by thought, step by step we can transform our minds through time-tested compassion practices, and ultimately create a garden of delight out of any life history or current circumstance, regardless of how traumatic or difficult. There are countless examples of people from all spiritual paths, faiths, and religions who have experienced terrible hardships or even themselves created hardships and suffering for others, who have turned their minds towards love and compassion and found peace and happiness.

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2010

About the author

Tana Pesso holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She has worked successfully as an executive advisor and coach to Fortune 500 corporate executives and spent the last decade as a student of many prominent Buddhist teachers, including Penor Rinpoche who wrote the last two chapters of First Invite Love In (Wisdom Publications) with her."

Reviews

[Johnny Galt]

There was a time that I thought I was going to die so I wanted to read this book prior to the event. It was enlightening for me but after having recovered I find the information very involved for someone with such a busy life. I do believe Buddhist monks do this sort of thing and it works for them but it may be difficult for general mainstream. Nevertheless, I feel I have focused my third eye a little better.

[Reeshard]

EXCELLENT!! ALTHOUGH I CAN'T SAY I'VE FINISHED IT, YET... IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.