Loving Kindness

Jewish Soldiers Perform Selfless Acts of Kindness

Amy Koplow | Posted 05.28.2012

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The young soldiers of West Point performed the ultimate act of kindness in Judaism -- chesed shel emet, an act of loving kindness which cannot be repaid by the recipient of the act.

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Shavuot And Ruth: Beyond the Letter of the Law

Rabbi Laura Geller | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Shavuot, Book of Ruth, Judaism, Loving Kindness, Chesed, Jewish Law, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Women in the Bible, Biblical Women, Religion News

Saturday night is the anniversary of the giving of Torah at Mt. Sinai. Strange, isn't it, that on the holy day we celebrate the Giving of the Law, we traditionally study the Book of Ruth, the most transgressive of the Bible, a book that explicitly defies a Divine command.

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The Shunnamite: Majesty Within Love

Rabbi Jill Hammer, Ph.D. | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Gender and Religion, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Judaism, Counting the Omer, Women in the Bible, Loving Kindness, Biblical Women, Omer 2012, Passover, Religion News

The Shunammite (a woman of the town of Shunem) is a wealthy married woman living in the time of the kings of Israel and Judah. She does lovingkindness out of a sense of abundance and majesty: chesed sh'b'malkhut.

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The Power of Kindness in Your Relationships

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.17.2012

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Which is more important to you in your relationships -- to be kind or to control?

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A True Refuge

Sharon Salzberg | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Meditation, Buddha, Wisdom, Loving Kindness, Buddhism, Meditation Practice, Happiness, A True Refuge, Religion News

Is there a quality of happiness, is there a kind of peace that is not a compounded thing subject to change, to destruction, as conditions change?

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The Niwano Peace Prize Goes to Sulak Sivaraksa

Katherine Marshall | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Environment, Kyoto, Rissho Kosei-Kai, Loving Kindness, Buddhism, Peace, Japan, Niwano Peace Prize, Sulak Sivaraksa, Religion News

Rather little known in the United States, the Niwano laureates are an impressive group and the aspiration is that this prize be a spiritual equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize.

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The Unmistakable Importance of Kindness

Paul LaRosa | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kindness is an overlooked personality trait. When speaking of our ideal partners, people talk about intelligence, looks, you name it. Kindness is often at the bottom of the list. But when you think about it, isn't kindness what we humans desire most of all?

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Do You Need To Divorce Your Bathroom Scale?

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Instead of reflexively renewing your vows or divorcing your scale once and for all, ask yourself, "Has weighing in done more to help or hinder my healthiest intentions?"

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Opening The Heart With Lovingkindness

Sharon Salzberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on developing greater lovingkindness and compassion.

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Finding A Deeper Love This Valentine's Day

Judith Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011

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While romantic love can be intoxicating and ever so delicious, there is a deeper kind of love that bars no participants.

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The Power Of Bearing Witness

Judith Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011

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When we bear witness, we lovingly give our attention to the other without judgment. When we allow another to bear witness to us, we give ourselves the freedom to be known.

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There Are No Random Acts Of Kindness

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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While the acts may be directed toward anonymous people or animals, the person's act of kindness is anything but random -- it is deliberate and directional -- non-random in nature.

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Cooling the Flames of Our Passion

Dr. Sharon Ufberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Positive Change, Women's Activism, Loving Kindness, Citizen Journalism, Feminism, Activism, Compassion, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Why all the snarkiness? Sounding cranky never got any kid more dessert or a later bedtime so why do so many women activists feel the need to be so irritable?

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4 Good Reasons to Practice Loving Kindness

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Loving Kindness, Lovingkindness, Meditation Techniques, Kindness, Meditation Practices, Kindness Meditation, Wellness, Good Reasons for Peace, Loving Words, 4 Good Reasons to Practice Loving Kindness, Manteau, Healthy Living News

Loving kindness has become my secret weapon of choice, for all the times when life gets a bit rough.

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