Compassion

“The spiritual path is that of awakening the heart.”
-Rev. M’ellen Kennedy

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

asset_upload_file335_284105From our 2013 Summer of Universal Love here are some resources to aid us on our paths of giving ourselves and our lives to compassionate thoughts, words and deeds:

“Give Yourself to Love,” Kate Wolf: lyrics (from our opening service)

Twelve Steps to a More Compassionate Life, Karen Armstrong (for our upcoming group)

The Charter for Compassion: http://charterforcompassion.org/

“Compassion and the Individual,” Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Pema Chodron Foundation website: from a revered Buddhist teacher (store onsite has list of her meditation cd’s and dvd’s)

Gross National Happiness USA: http://www.gnhusa.org/

“Please Call Me By My True Names,” Thich Nhat Hanh

“The Triumph of Love: The Gospel of Universalism,” Rev. M’ellen Kennedy

“In the Wake of Tragedy, A Compassionate (Religious?) Response,” Jessie Post

“The Science of Compassion, A Many Splendored Jewel,” Dr. Jim Doty

“Born Good? Babies Help Unlock the Origins of Morality” 13 min. video segment of 60 Minutes on new research

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