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Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy – a Video by Joan Halifax

Zen Master Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she’s learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy. Watch the inspiring video below, or click here to watch it. Did this [...]

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Are You in Touch With Your Wild Side?

By Mary Jaksch Are you in touch with your wild side? I mean the hidden part of you that is raw and powerful. It’s easy to lose touch with that wellspring of creativity, passion, and power. When we lose touch with our wild side, we lose something precious. Something that turns our life from ordinary [...]

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Harmonia Mundi, or How a Virtual Choir Reveals Our Deep Connection

By Mary Jaksch The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you sometimes [...]

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A Simple Guide to Mindfulness Meditation

By Mary Jaksch Mindfulness meditation is a simple and effective way to meditate. Whether you want to become calmer, be more present, or simply become grounded, mindfulness meditation will help you. How long should you meditate for? If this is your first experience of meditation, just meditate for short periods of time, maybe 5 to [...]

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Can Compassion Become the New Civic Virtue?

By Mary Jaksch Compassion has a bad rap. Well, maybe not bad, but at least squishy. It’s equated with weakness, with saccharine spirituality, with turning the other cheek instead of fighting back, with heroic self-sacrifice too good to be true, with feel-good stories stuck right at the end of news casts. But what if we [...]

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Strengthen Your Inner Core With a Little Soul Training

A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering I’ve been working out lately – getting stronger, more lean, flexible and energized, but not in the way you’d think. I’m not talking about swinging kettle bells or running 5K every morning. Nope, I’m talking about something else – something I’ve learned from swinging kettle bells [...]

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Forgive Someone Now – Here’s How

By Mary Jaksch It can be difficult to forgive those who hurt us. In fact, we sometimes cling to our grievances and grudges. Because our stories of grievance and resentment are a way to define who we think we are. Just think for a moment – do you carry stories of grievances? I’ve met many [...]

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