TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong, Karen TI - Twelve steps to a compassionate life SN - 9781847921581 (pbk.) : U1 - 290 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Bodley Head KW - Conduct of life KW - Compassion - Religious aspects KW - Religion N1 - Drawing on a wide range of material, from the spiritualities of world religions to the findings of contemporary neuroscience, Karen Armstrong argues that compassion is hardwired into our brains, yet is constantly pushed back by our more primitive instincts for selfishness and survival ER -