1980
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
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CLEAR ALL
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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Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.
Teachings for Online Retreat with Joseph Goldstein, Pascal Auclair and Roxanne Dault
Building Bridges for Peace brings together young people from Palestine and Israel.
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.
Despite our best-laid plans, life is difficult, and we sometimes experience anger, anxiety, frustration, and doubt. This emotional chaos can negatively affect the way we live our lives.
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How to love yourself and others.
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.