Towards a Nonviolent Mind - Softcover

Ravindra Varma And Anna Alomes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9380359616 ISBN 13: 9789380359618

Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 2012

Synopsis

How can we reduce the violence going on around us and lead happier more meaning lives? What can we do to change a fearful or anxious state of mind into one that is relaxed happy and compassionate in order to benefit ourselves and others? Detail: How can we reduce the violence going on around us and lead happier more meaning lives? What can we do to change a fearful or anxious state of mind into one that is relaxed happy and compassionate in order to benefit ourselves and others? In this book the authors provide impressive answers and practical solutions to these questions. By bringing forward the combined 20-year work of Western Scientists and Tibetan Meditators (including the Mind & Life group led by H.H. the Dalai Lama) cutting edge research is offered for transforming the mind of negative to a positive state.

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About the Authors

Ravindra Varma 9 April 1925 10 October 2006 was an Indian politician and Gandhian scholar. He served as the Minister for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs in the Morarji Desai government 1977–79. Earlier in life, he was deeply involved in the Indian freedom struggle and student politics ― he was founder-president of the Indian Student Congress and engaged in youth and student activism. After his political career, he devoted himself to Gandhian work: he was chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation and ran the Institute of Gandhian Studies in Wardha. He also authored books on Gandhi, including Gandhi in Anecdotes.

Dr. Anna Alomes is a philosopher and ethicist specializing in nonviolence. She earned her PhD in Ethics from the University of Tasmania Australia, writing on nonviolence her thesis topic Power in Philosophy two arguments for nonviolence today. Her research interests include applied ethics, human rights, and the moral foundations of nonviolence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9380359616
• ISBN 13: 9789380359618
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 293