Visions of Compassion

This book examines how Western behavioral science--which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism empathy and compassion. Resulting from a meeting between the Dalai Lama leading Western scholars and a group of Tibetan monks this volume includes excerpts from these extraordinary dialogues as well as engaging essays exploring points of difference and overlap between the two perspectives.