JUST OUT!
2017, published by Routledge
Paul Gilbert brings together an international line-up of leading scholars and researchers in the field to provide a state-of-the-art exploration of key areas in compassion research and applications. Compassion can be seen as a core element of prosocial behaviour, and explorations of the concepts and value of compassion have been extended into different aspects of life including physical and psychological therapies, schools, leadership and business
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Books authored by Paul Gilbert
2009, published by Robinson
"The increasing drive to find a competitive edge in all aspects of our lives may create efficiencies but they are cold, heartless and unpleasant to live with. Gilbert shows how and why this occurs, and explains why our capacity for compassion is the antidote." Oliver James
In this ground-breaking book, Paul Gilbert explains how new research shows we can all learn to develop compassion for ourselves and others. He explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats and how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety, depression and aggression, but developing compassion for self and others can help in calming down the threat system. Paul outlines the latest findings about the value of compassion and how it works, and takes readers through basic mind training exercises to enhance the capacity for, and use of, compassion.
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2013, published by Robinson
"Mindful Compassion is a precious and most welcome contribution toward bringing about a more compassionate society." Matthieu Ricard
"This book is a brilliant synthesis of two grand psychological traditions--mindfulness and compassion. In clear, compelling prose, Gilbert and Choden illustrate how the human brain gets us into trouble time and time again [and] why we need both compassion and mindfulness to liberate ourselves from unnecessary suffering, and they offer elegant exercises to train the mind in those vital human capacities. Wise and hopeful, this landmark contribution... is a modern reevaluation of human nature and the path to emotional freedom and cultural sanity." Christopher Germer
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