I’m reading a book about Altruism (Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World by Matthiew Ricard). Reading this book has encouraged me to include more loving-kindness work in my meditation practice (both for myself and for the world — I know it helps me personally when Read more…
Learning Compassion I am reading a book by Richard Davidson called The Emotional Life of the Brain. Known for his research on the brains of long-term meditators, Davidson is a meditator himself. “The Dalai Lama challenged me – he said, ‘Why can’t you use technological tools to study kindness and Read more…
Quote of the day: “Since altruistic love acts as a direct antidote to hatred, the more we develop it, the more the desire to harm will wither and finally disappear. It is not a question of suppressing hatred but of turning the mind to something diametrically opposed to it: love Read more…