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A Great Wagon

By Rumi
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In this well-known poem, Rumi describes how we're all connected with one another.

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Coming Home in Viet Nam: Poems

Seeking the most powerful healing practices to address the invisible wounds of war, Dr. Ed Tick has led journeys to Vietnam for veterans, survivors, activists, and pilgrims for the past twenty years.

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Edward Tick
2021
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Life’s Last Gift: Giving and Receiving Peace When a Loved One Is Dying

After four decades of training volunteers to sit at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti founder Charles Garfield has created an essential guide for friends, family, and healthcare professionals who want to ease someone’s final days but don’t know where to begin.

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Charles Garfield
2017
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Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

The African philosophy of ubuntu teaches that we are human only through the humanity of others. Buddhists of African descent explore the synergy between ubuntu and the Buddhist teachings on interdependence.

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Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Rehena Harilall, Nobantu Mpotulo, David W. Robinson-Morris, Yao Obiora Dibia
2022
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)

A Holocaust survivor’s surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more.

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Simon Wiesenthal
1998
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Say You're Sorry and Mean It

Forgiving someone is a way of letting go of old baggage so that you can heal and move forward with your life. It benefits both the person who forgives and the offender because it can allow both people to let go of past resentments.

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Terry Gaspard
2022
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How to Live Compassionately: Forgive Yourself Forgive Others

According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.

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Toni Bernhard
2016
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How to Cultivate Equanimity Regardless of Your Circumstances

A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.

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Toni Bernhard
2011
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Op-Ed: Why Storytelling is an Important Tool for Social Change

Providing ways for people to share their perspectives through storytelling initiatives can contribute to bigger changes in society and even help reduce prejudice.

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Emily Falk
2021
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Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice

The climate emergency has clear themes with heroes and villains. Describing it this way is how to build a movement.

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Amy Westervelt
2021
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I Am Peace, Om Shanti Special Edition | Meditation Mantra | Sister Jenna and Ricky Kej

A labor of love. This features celebrities and children sharing I am peace, and I am om shanti as this births a movement of peace.

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Sister Jenna
2021
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