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Elul 13: Compassion ~ His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama

Genuine compassion is irrespective of others’ attitudes toward you. But, so long as others are also just like myself, and want happiness, do not want suffering, and also have the right to overcome suffering, on that basis, you develop some kind of sense of concern. That is genuine compassion. Now unbiased, even toward your enemy; so long as that enemy is also a human being, or other form of sentient being. They also have the right to overcome suffering. So, on that basis, there is your sense of concern. This is compassion. The Dalai Lama is the supreme head of

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Elul 28 ~ His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama

Genuine compassion is irrespective of others’ attitudes toward you.But, so long as others are also just like myself, and want happiness, do not want suffering, and also have the right to overcome suffering, on that basis, you develop some kind of sense of concern. That is genuine compassion. Now unbiased, even toward your enemy; so long as that enemy is also a human being, or other form of sentient being. They also have the right to overcome suffering. So, on that basis, there is your sense of concern. This is compassion. The Dalai Lama is the supreme head of Tibetan

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Elul 2: Next by Rabbi Everett Gendler

Aging: a fearsome word in a youth-obsessed culture. The desired stage of life, youth, is depicted as threatened by the aging process. Granted; youthfulness, with its energy, its hope, its sense of the future, is a desirable quality of life, perhaps essential. But let’s not confine those qualities only to the young in years. Yes, the stages of youth and aging are irreconcilable; one precludes the other. However, the stage of aging and the qualities of youthfulness are quite a different matter. Not only can they co-exist, sometimes they actually do, each enhancing its counterpart. The proportion of past to

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2007 / 5767

  In this very spot, on each of the 29 days of Elul 5767, we posted a ‘Jewel’ of an inspiration from an amazing group of individuals. From Deepak Chopra to the Dalai Lama and Kirk Douglas to Matisyahu, these wonderful people will share their thoughts on ‘Hope and Healing’.To a sweet, peaceful and inspired New Year.       Elul 29 The Greatest Gift     Joseph Telushkin     Joe Lapchick was one of the great basketball players in the pre-World War II era and played center for the legendary Celtics. When his 7-year-old son was stricken with

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