Mercer Island Martial Arts
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Acts of Kindness, Respect, and Compassion
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Join us in making 2010 a year of kindness, compassion and respect.
Website: http://Mercerislandmartialarts.ning.com
Location: mercer island, seattle, bellevue, the world
Members: 3
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2010
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.
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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Comment by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on November 17, 2010 at 11:09am
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Comment by Jan Eveleth on February 6, 2010 at 12:13pm
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Household added Human Society donation jar at Ellie's request. More Haiti relief donations via kids Middle School efforts. Donations for homeless in U District; Donations to UDistrict food bank. 2nd blood donation for in two months for Puget Sound Blood Bank. (Goal is to donate blood 6 x per year)
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Donations to Haiti relief effort; encouraging middle school kids who organized to help Haiti relief; helping disabled folks on metro.
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Reviving our household "Northwest Harvest" change jar for everyone in the household to contribute to. Loose change, into the jar and send them a check every 3 months or soo.
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Hear hear Master Strongheart!
Today, assisted elderly person with getting their cart into the bus.
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We are nearing 400 logged acts of compassion, kindness, and respect!
Open the pdf attached to see how folks are doing:)
to a compassionate, kind, and respectful 2010!
actsofKindnessThroughDec09.pdf
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12/24: offered gloves to the gloveless fellow holding who was holding the stop/slow sign all day in front of our apartment building while they were trying to fix the pipes
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lets log our acts of kindness here!
bought a sandwich for a person hanging out in front of the store selling "real change" magazines--- and a coke, not diet
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The Charter for Compassion is one of the inspirations for this project. You can see the video on the home page of this website; or you can go directly to them at charterforcompassion.org for more info.charterforcompassion.pdf
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