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Bridging Divides: Can Loving-Kindness Meditation Help Ease Political Polarization?
Political polarization is on the rise. In one 2022 study, more than half of respondents in 15 nations felt their countries were more divided than in the past. The feeling was strongest in the Netherlands, where 4 out of 5 people shared this opinion. Theories abound about the roots of escalating polarization, ranging from divisive …
A Mantra Meditation with Geshema Yenchin
Compassion in Action—A Panel from the 2024 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute
Living into a Story of Care and Compassion at Mind & Life’s 2024 Summer Research Institute
The Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (SRI) is a collective experience in which all members bring their individual experiences together to build a community. This personal reflection, from the 2024 SRI held June 2-8 at the Garrison Institute, is but one perspective of many. Because I am a visual thinker, this piece includes digital …
Larry Ward and Peggy Rowe-Ward—A Compassion Meditation
Aproteem Choudhury—Building Community Resilience
The Dalai Lama—Cultivating Compassion and Gratitude
Chikako Ozawa-de Silva—Healing Through Gratitude
The Global Refugee Crisis: How Can Mindfulness & Compassion Training Help?
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 108 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, the highest level on record. By 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 200 million—and potentially to over a billion—due to climate change and natural disasters. Such statistics belie the reality that each and every one …
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