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A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
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A Holocaust survivor’s surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more.
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara / Kuan Yin) is not only Tibet’s patron deity, he also is the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas and as such is deemed the best possible contemplative gateway to the cultivation of compassion.
A life overflowing with compassion.
Richard Moore from Derry, Ireland, blinded as a boy by a rubber bullet, is described as "my hero" by the Dalai Lama, after he forged a friendship with the man who shot him. This short documentary looks at Richard's visit to India to meet the Dalai Lama alongside the ex-solider.
Leading scientists and science writers reflect on the life-changing, perspective-changing, new science of human goodness. Where once science painted humans as self-seeking and warlike, today scientists of many disciplines are uncovering the deep roots of human goodness.
When The Power of Kindness first appeared in 2006 it thrilled and challenged readers with one audacious promise: Your acts of generosity and decency are the secret to a fuller, more satisfying life. Kindness is not some squishy virtue, but the very key to your own happiness.
This all-day conference will bring leading scientists and educators into dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to discuss the state of current research on empathy and compassion, the scientific study of meditation practices for cultivating compassion, and the implementation of such meditation...
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s "Eight Verses of Training the Mind" at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on September 17, 2018.
When His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to New York City in 1999, he spoke simply and powerfully on the everyday Buddhist practice of compassion.
Only during a time when we have so little faith in one another, so little confidence in the willingness of others to do what is right, can a strong voice emerge to dispel disillusionment and show us hope.