Compassion

Chill Out: Compassion The Dalai Lama Way

Ed Shapiro | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living


Ed Shapiro

Shortly after Deb and I were married we went to India and spent our honeymoon in ashrams and monasteries. We were at McCleod Ganj where the Dalai Lama...

The Bermuda Triangle That Eats Your Referrals

Mark Silver | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business


Mark Silver

Unfortunately, studies show that eight out of nine people would rather die than change. Not good odds for your referral program, eh?

Gifts from the Dalai Lama

Ann Medlock | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Ann Medlock

The Giraffe Heroes Project sent a team to the five-day Seeds of Compassion conference in Seattle. As a Giraffe staffer, I talked with hundreds of teac...

Compassion for Whom?

Kip Williams | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics


Kip Williams

The great irony of last night's "Compassion Forum" is that it was held at a college with an explicit policy of discrimination against LGBT people.

Speaking of Compassion

Jacob Reitan | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Jacob Reitan

This Sunday, Senators Clinton and Obama will be taking part in the 'Compassion Forum' at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Ironically, Messiah College has a severe lack of compassion.

TED 2008 / Day 2: Dave Eggers and Tutoring, Neil Turok and the next African Einstein, Karen Armstrong and the Charter for Compassion

Bruno Giussani | Posted 02.28.2008 | Home


Bruno Giussani

(Unedited running notes from the TED2008 conference in Monterey, California: TED Prize session) Every year at TED, three exceptional people are award...

Hey, Unto You A Child Is Born!

Susan Madrak | Posted 12.23.2007 | Living


Susan Madrak

Christmas is that Spirit which transforms and you don't have to belong to anything but the human race to let it work its magic.

Giver's Greed: Charity's Worst Enemy

Justin Hudnall | Posted 11.01.2007 | Living


Justin Hudnall

Writing a check for medical supplies is so businesslike, while giving a teddy bear is warm and fuzzy. It makes the giver feel good, which is the problem: Giving is not supposed to be about the giver.

Good And Evil

Susan Smalley | Posted 10.18.2007 | Living


Susan Smalley

I am profoundly moved by a core teaching in all religions - to love one another - but today, the practice of this message seems often lost in translation.

All You Need Is Love

Susan Smalley | Posted 10.04.2007 | Living


Susan Smalley

The best medicine in the world is nothing in comparison to a loving hug or a kind word.