7Today, there seems to be a global shortage of joy, inner peace, and the kind of deep caring for self and others that heals the heart and inspires creative action. How sad this is! For at the very heart of being is the open instant, a boundless source of Great Love. In Gesture of Great Love, drawing on more than 50 years of living and working in the West, Tarthang Tulku uses clear, accessible language to present a simple, non-religious path that anyone can follow. Everything we need to get started on this path is already within us, and right now is the perfect time to begin. When we access the depth of our being and dwell in the open instant, we finally understand the rich potential of our birthright, and know what it means to be fully human. 24 contemplations and exercises offer immediate doorways to openness, ease, joy, and understanding. No experience of meditation is needed, to benefit from this book.