Opening the Heart of Compassion: Transform Suffering Through Buddhist Psychology and Practice

Reverend Martin Lowenthal, Ph.D., is Senior Meditation Teacher and Mentor with The Dedicated Life Institute. He has taught at Boston College and Harvard University Extension School and leads workshops and retreats all over the world. He is author of many books on Buddhism as well as other spiritual subjects. He has been a Buddhist practitioner and teacher for more than fifty years. Rev. Lowenthal lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Lar C. Short is the founder & spiritual director of Grace Essence Mandala (GEM). GEM is a non-sectarian, non-dogmatic spiritual organization, based on the fact that transcendence is basic for all human beings, prior to and beyond the limits of any tradition. 

Lar has over 50 years of formal spiritual work and teaching. He is known for his ability to make esoteric and complex teachings accessible by clearly and powerfully distilling the pith teachings into step-by-step instructions, and powerful practices. He does this from life-long work in many spiritual traditions including; Tibetan Buddhism, Shaivite, Kriya Yoga, Esoteric Christianity, Zen Buddhism, Mikkyo, and Accelerated Learning & developmental education.