Compassion Based Living Course

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       March 24, 2025

 

Author  Choden and Heather Regan-Addis

Distributor:      Collective Ink Books
ISBN:                 978-1-80341-676-2
Publisher:         Mantra Books
Release Date:   January 2025  

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A practical guide to living a compassionate life

In the mad rush of today’s world, we frequently take the time to focus on what comes next, because it is a distraction to what is happening in the here and now, and let’s face it, we have all developed the wonderful habit of worrying or dreaming about what may come next.

This habit we have formed does little to allow us to develop our life to fullest potential; to be mindful, to have compassion and to be in general, a better more fulfilled person living in the present, accepting that the future is yet to arrive.

Choden and Heather Regan- Addis share their many years of working, teaching and developing the Compassion Based Living Course that teaches not only how live and enjoy a life filled with compassion and mindfulness, but how to be happy internally, to shift away from the messiness of modern life.

From the beginning of the book, or rather the course, they stress the most important aspect of becoming a more compassionate person is to face up to who we are, who we have become; in effect be brutally honest with ourselves. No small undertaking, but a vital one on the pathway to compassion based living.

They take you step by step through the comprehensive transformative process, offering reflective practices, a deeper understanding of those unpleasant traits we all have but deny, empathy, tapping into many of the ancient wisdoms to invite change into your life.

Not a course in miracles, but a course in serious discovery and understanding, not only of who you are but the human psyche, the Compassion Based Living Course is a definitive work on learning how to move away from destructive habits, being kind to yourself, seeing goodness everywhere you look and living a compassionate, mindful life filled with gratitude.