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Compassion

The Magic of Compassion

Photo by S. Affandi If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each person’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Compassion for our fellow human being is a cornerstone of many the world’s spiritual traditions. It is one of the great transformative [...]

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Are Some Things too Hard to Forgive?

By Mary Jaksch Are there things you find too hard to forgive? The following story of Peter and Linda Biehl is a wonderful example of what compassion and forgiveness can achieve. In 1993 their daughter, Amy Biehl, an 26-year-old Fulbright Scholar, went to South Africa to work in underprivileged communities. Shortly before the end of [...]

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