Compassion

A message from Charter for Compassion:

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.

To affirm your agreement with this Charter, please go to:
http://charterforcompassion.org/

and add your name.

Thank you.

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[MrDaMan]

Did you do this? Very professional and written very well.

[MammaNole]

I wish it was mine, but it's only mine in a spirit of a shared vision. The video is from Charter from Compassion, which you can go to (link in the sidebar) and affirm your agreement with the Charter by adding your name. I did! I have shared the vid because I think we all need to hear the message, and want to spread it round.

[DisforDubby]

great video and message but its so sad because I know there are religious people, Christians even, who would see this as a Christ-less message because Jesus is not being the focus and therefore they would say this is an attempt of man for peace... the religious mind is even more evil than they perceive their adversaries to be.