This is a call to a revolution of heart. In Tibetan Buddhism, it is taught that one of the most essential qualities of enlightenment is tsewa, a form of warm energy and openness of heart. It is the warmth we express and receive through empathy with others, especially those closest to us. In this compact book, Dzigar Kongtrul opens the door to this life-changing energy and shows us how to transform our attitude toward ourselves and those around us through its practice. This is a guide to the building blocks of compassion and the purest and deepest form of happiness. And with these tools, we can awaken the most powerful force for healing our fractured world - a tender, open heart.

Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World, Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 120 pp, $14.95

Dzigar Kongtrul grew up in a monastic environment and received extensive training in all aspects of Buddhist doctrine. In 1989, he moved to the United States with his family, and in 1990, he began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University. He also founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, his own teaching organization, during this period. He has established a mountain retreat center, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado. When not guiding students in long-term retreats and not in retreat himself, Rinpoche travels widely throughout the world teaching and furthering his own education.

CONTENTS: Training in Tenderness
Foreword by Pema Chodron		vii
Editor's Preface		ix
Introduction		1
1.	Like Oxygen	9
2.	The Tender Heart is a Seed	19
3.	The Tender Heart Is Water	29
4.	Removing Impediments to Tsewa: The Mind in Crisis	35
5.	Opening the Injured Heart	43
6.	Clinging to the Self: The Root of All Impediments	63
7.	The Fruit of Tenderness: Benefiting Others	73
8.	Tsewa and Relationships: The Need for Discernment	81
9.	Meeting Death with an Open Heart	93
10.	The World and the Future	99