I recently had the privilege of attended an event where the Dali Lama spoke. He suggested that in order to develop and respect others we need compassion and forgiveness. Not as a religious practice as these are universal ideas and ideals. It doesn’t matter if people are rich or poor this is a human action. This is not a religious action. We need a practice of compassion not through prayer but by using our common experience of our convictions, our constructive emotions. Some emotions are very bad and destructive for friendship and family; some emotions are very helpful. Once you realize that an
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