THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION

AFFIRM the Charter today: http://charterforcompassion.org


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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.

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• Golden Rule
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[Rafalman1]

like if u found this at balls.com

[travlindr]

These comments indicate how much the world is really in need of compassion

[ukeinfused]

inspired.

[ColinFaux]

The Charter for Compassion is truly inspired. It is something every individual should choose to live by.

[mariahloli]

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S Charter of Compassion!

Please check it out

[BethaneeLynn]

The world needs more messages like this!

[321curran]

@DirtyPersianGuy Hi, how closely did you watch this. I see black, white, brown and yellow....

[LuckySantiago]

a lot of those people are white...

[DirtyPersianGuy]

Not one brown guy.

[Ktelrecord]

Bull shit- you an me are all sinners. God says our best deeds are like dirty rags to him. Get a clue people- we cannot do the impossible without GOD!

[awaitthegroom]

Whoa- hold on there- whilst slighting the Scripture and suggesting we can all get along which is not humanly possible because we can only do this when we come to the Saviour- this film is promoting new age transcendance which is a pagan religion in itself- the charters logo is the double helix and the term enlightenment goes with occult doctrine- so its really just a charter to bash Christianity.

[VeganLV]

"Speciesism is a form of discrimination - like sexism, racism, homophobia - and all discrimination is violence. Please reject all violence." - Gary L. Francione