Marc Ian Barasch decides to see what would happen if he simply planted a seed of good intention and waited to see what came up.
Pico Iyer on the Dalai Lama’s unerring ability to home in on those who most need his love.
Author and former nun turned prolific religious historian Karen Armstrong is unveiling the words of her proposed “Charter for Compassion.”
When age and dementia undo her friend Julia, Elizabeth Brownrigg discovers that true compassion sometimes means setting boundaries.
The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides (A Memoir) By John West Counterpoint, 2009; 272 pp.; $25.00 (cloth) In The Last Goodnights, John West, at the time a Seattle-based lawyer, recounts how he assisted the suicide of both his parents ten years ago. West’s father, Jolly, was a world-renowned psychiatrist at UCLA, and […]
Between tasty tartlets and free sandwiches, Elizabeth Guia finds out what happens when the needy don’t need more.
Alexa Mergen learns that an admirable friend shines a light on the wonder of compassion and that compassion requires awareness to be received.
In How God Changes Your Brain, neuroscientists cite ‘breakthrough findings’ that spiritual practice is good for body and brain
Teaching young people about compassion is one of the most important things we can do for them, says the Dalai Lama, and for the future of humanity. Melvin McLeod reports from Vancouver, where His Holiness talked with students and education experts about schooling for the heart as well as for the mind.
The mind that is calm, joyful, and deeply loving, says Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, is the foundation of true health and healing.
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