“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
From 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
