A great book to read or just to flip through; it is easy to read and well organized.

It has practical meditation guidance for harnessing self-compassion and loving kindness in a daily life. It is a psychology book, not a spiritual book; although there are many references to Buddhism and a few other religious traditions. I found this as a helpful follow up to Kristin Neff's book Self-Compassion.

Throughout the book the author guides reader to find the healthy range of emotional balance through self-awareness, self-compassion and meditation. He points out the signs of common mis-understandings and mis-applications of mindful and compassionate meditations. The guidance is general, yet there are helpful guidances on how to apply it to daily life based on different personality types and circumstances.

I see that a lot of thought, experience and wisdom went into writing this book. I really appreciated the author showing what self-compassion is and it isn't. "The challenges in our lives are too diverse to respond to self-compassion alone, but, in combination with other tools at our disposal, self-compassion can make life a whole lot easier."