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Read More »Called to Compassion
Sravasti Abbey releases statement about Orlando attacks, call for compassion, gun control
In an announcement this week Sravasti Abbey, the Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Newport, condemned the Orlando mass shooting and said responding with "Bigotry, discrimination, and angry retaliation" isn't an effective response.
Read More »A Different Kind of Compassion
When we don’t have compassion on ourselves, we sure struggle to have compassion for others.
Read More »Human nature. Are we inherently good or bad?
It never occurred to me as a Christian that human beings are hardwired for compassion.
Read More »Compassion for Syrians
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind -- 2 Timothy 1:7, KJV
Read More »Caring, Creativity and Clarity in the Frontal Lobe
You can think of the Frontal lobe function as a triangle: Caring, Creativity, and Clear thinking.
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