2019
Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.
109 min
CLEAR ALL
It’s a spiritual truism that trading places with the less fortunate, psychologically if not literally, can be a powerful motive for doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.
Call it love, kindness, compassion for all beings—it’s the real elixir, the only one that truly transforms life for ourselves and others.
Marc Ian Barasch, dubbed "one of today's coolest grown-ups" by Interview magazine, sets out on a journey to the heart of compassion. He discovers its power to change who we are and the society we have become. Compassion, he concludes, is "a prescription for authentic joy.
The acclaimed book that helped launch an international compassion movement.
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If you’re familiar to meditation, then you’ve probably tried a basic loving-kindness practice. It involves bringing to mind someone you love, and wishing that they are safe, well, and happy—either out loud or to yourself.
Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life, but also the path to it—attitudes of mind that can be cultivated through intention and dedication.
A friend criticizes you. You grow impatient with someone you’re trying to help. A cell phone user annoys you on a train.
Distill the great spiritual teachings from around the world down to their most basic principles, and one thread emerges to unite them all: kindness.