The Origins of Compassion: All Living Beings in Our Love and Kindness The Evolutionary Ladder

The book is an interesting, informative book that reviews many aspects associated with compassion. The book is well written and easy to read, despite the complex nature of the argument. The book shows how spiritual teachings from long ago are wholly applicable today and can help us bring out the best in ourselves, allowing us to escape the thoughtless conduct and rudderless trek through life that bring unhappiness to ourselves and those around us. At a time when scientists are at last concluding that non-human animals are conscious, the onus is surely on us all to treat other species as considerately and compassionately as we treat our own. The author creates a compelling argument towards accelerating this path of kindness and understanding our role in more urgently releasing animals from their physical and psychological pain - until the cruelty ends. This book is unique in that it brings together ideas that are often kept apart - the mysteries of consciousness, the cosmos, quantum physics, and compassion.