Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Author:Karen Armstrong Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life begins with "Learn About Compassion" and closes with "Love Your Enemies." In between, it teaches us about "compassion for yourself," mindfulness, suffering, sympathetic joy, "concern for everybody" and hearing "one another's narratives." Throughout, Armstrong makes it clear that a compassionate life is not on... more »ly a matter of heart or mind, but a deliberate commingling of the two.« less