Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho,frey50        <br/><br/>
How to expand love :  widening the circle of loving relationships / 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins. 
 - 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. 
 - New York, NY :  Atria Books,  2005. 
 - xii, 212 p ;  19. cm. 
<br/><br/>My outlook -- Stages of development -- Basic purity of the mind -- Foundational step : viewing friend and foe -- The first step : recognizing friends -- The second step : appreciating kindness -- The third step : returning kindness -- The fourth step : learning to love -- The difference between love and attachment -- Love as the basis of human rights -- Widening the circle of love -- The fifth step : the power of compassion -- The sixth step : total commitment -- The seventh step : seeking altruistic enlightenment -- The enormous power of altruism -- Acting with love. 
<br/><br/> A seven-step guidebook for developing love for others and transforming relationships draws on Tibetan techniques to encourage positive attitudes, engage in kindness-based interactions with others, and become dedicated to a love-based way of life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0743269683 (alk. paper) 9780743269681 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005041022 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Love--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Spiritual life--Buddhism.<br/>Buddhismus<br/>Liebe
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.35677 Bst   8