A
bestseller
Into The
Magic
Shop
BY JIM DOTY
The Mysteries of the Brain and the Secret of the Heart. Into The Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives.
TESTIMONIALS
”This book tells the remarkable story of a neurosurgeon’s quest to unravel the mystery of the link between our brains and our hearts. From the moment in his childhood when a simple act of kindness changed the course of his own life to his founding a center to study compassion at Stanford University. Jim Doty’s life illustrates how each of us can make a difference. We can make the world a more compassionate place. I’m sure many readers will be moved by this inspiring story to open their hearts and see what they too can do for others.”
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner
“In this profound and beautiful book, Dr Doty teaches us with his life, and the lessons he imparts are some of the most important of all: that happiness cannot be without suffering, that compassion is born from understanding our own suffering and the suffering of those around us, and that only when we have compassion in our hearts can we be truly happy.”
Zen Master, global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
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“As one evolves from the head to the heart, one, in fact, rises up to the heights of true love and compassion. Jim Doty sincerely attempts to take the reader on a journey from the limited realm of the head to the unlimited realm of the heart, where true compassion dwells. The ability to put oneself in another’s position, to see and feel as another person does -- this is the rare gift of an earnest spiritual seeker. May this book be an inspiration to all.”
- Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma)
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“Into the Magic Shop is not only a moving testimony that keeps the reader enthralled throughout the book, but also a powerful exhortation to live a more compassionate and meaningful life. Beautiful and highly inspiring.”
Humanitarian and Buddhist monk, Author of Altruism: how compassion can change your life and the world.
- Matthieu Ricard
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“Once in a generation, someone is able to articulate the compelling mystery within his or her life story in such a way that it captures the imagination of others and inspires them to align with what is deepest and best in themselves and allow it to manifest and flower. There is plenty of magic in this book, but the deepest magic of all is that Jim was openheartedly guided to start practicing that aligning when he was twelve and trusted it enough to never loose the thread completely, even in the hardest of times. Behold what is emerging now.”
Founder of the Center for Mindfulness, Health Care and Society and of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
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“This is a story of faith beyond the bounds and barriers of religion. A story of hope in the face of life’s great challenges, and of magic that opens the doors of potential and healing. Into the Magic Shop is the journey of a brain surgeon whose life is marked by success and failure and at all times laced together in a rich fabric of hope, kindness and compassion. A book that will touch heart, soul and mind.”
Emeritus Director of Religion at the Chautauqua Institute and former Executive Director of the World Council of Churches.
- Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell
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