Dalai Lama

What Does Science Teach Us About Well-Being?

Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry

Dalai Lama Decries Buddhist Attacks On Muslims In Myanmar

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 7 (Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday decried Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable."

The Dalai Lama, a foremost Buddhist leader, told an audience at the University of Maryland at the start of a U.S. tour that the root of seemingly sectarian conflict was political, not spiritual.

Mindfulness Helps You Become a Better Leader

By: Bill George. Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, I have sensed from many leaders that they want to do a better job of leading in accordance with their personal values. The crisis exposed the fallacies of measuring success in monetary terms and left many leaders with a deep feeling of unease that they were being pulled away from what I call their True North.

How Louisville, KY-USA Works to Build Compassionate Schools

Surrounded by school students of all ages, Louisville educators and city officials today celebrated the launching of “Youth Engaging Compassion”, a program to introduce, support and educate Louisville's youth to the values of compassion and guide them in putting compassion into action. The program launch was at the Muhammad Ali Center, a partner in the project along with Jefferson County Public Schools, the Archdiocese of Louisville, Metro Government and other independent schools and organizations.

What makes us want to be good?

Article by by Judy Silber. “Compassion is complex,” says Emiliana Simon Thomas, the former associate director of CCARE, the Center for Compassion And Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University. Brian Knutson, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University, adds: “It’s not quite an emotion, is it? It’s more sophisticated.”

Emerging science is exploring how our minds feel for others.

Teaching Empathy and Compassion Can Transform the World

Can we be taught to care more about our fellow humans? Christina Patterson joins the scientists and thinkers who believe a true understanding of empathy could transform the world we live in

by Christiana Patterson

The Science of Compassion

Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education

Mount Madonna Students to Meet with Dalai Lama

Mount Madonna School seniors spent two years preparing for a trip to India,
part of the Values in World Thought social studies program.

Nothing is more important than teaching compassion

Essay by Vinciane Rycroft. As educators, we have a genuine wish to contribute to a happier society. And yet, we sometimes wonder how we can keep this intention alive and make it a reality. 

Creating a Compassionate University - Western Connecticut Case Study

Recently, a group of students and faculty at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) as a Compassionate University using guidelines provided by Compassionate Action Network International. This is the story of how they succeeded. Article by Michael Joel Bosco

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