2018
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
135 min
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Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.
The fifty-nine provocative slogans presented here—each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa—have been used by Tibetan Buddhists for eight centuries to help meditation students remember and focus on important principles and practices of mind training.
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Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.
At its essence, compassion is a gift of the spirit—one with the power to change lives, reduce stress, and heal depression.
Compassion gets a lot of attention in positive psychology, and for good reason – it’s a major concern of many religious and philosophical leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis.
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This video features a short guided meditation from the Founder of Compassion Focused Therapy - Professor Paul Gilbert.
Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.
Research-based tips that draw from the GGSC’s new website, Greater Good in Action.
Research has found that incorporating compassion into your leadership strategy can increase productivity and happiness.
Practical instruction in a Tibetan Buddhist method for developing radical compassion from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts.