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"I believe that man will not
merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone
among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a
spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance." Nobel Prize acceptance speech, December, 1950
A human being is part of
a whole, called by us the Universe… He experiences himself, his thoughts
and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical
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We are a group of researchers working in business schools who strive to create a new vision of organizations as sites for the development and expression of compassion. We are part of a broader community of scholars who are dedicated to developing a perspective on organizations as sites for human growth and the development of human strengths. |
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Links to Other Helpful Websites for Leadership and Compassion We have found several generative links to people and to organizations whose work helps deepen understanding of the importance of the role of compassion in the way lives are lived, practices are enacted, and others are encountered and engaged. Essays written by University of Michigan faculty and colleagues for leaders dealing with challenge and uncertainty. HeartMath LLC is an organization that aims to improve people's performance and well-being at work through the development of programs that help people cope with the chaos of modern life. Its work is focused on understanding connections between emotions, rhythms of the heart and brain function. The Fetzer Institute is a non-profit operating foundation committed to supporting research and practices that promote health and wholeness in society. This web site has information about a variety of ongoing research, education and service programs as well as links to other organizations with similar values. The Center for Nonviolent Communication This is a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen people's capacity to compassionately connect with and relate to others through nonviolent communication practices. Commonweal is a non-profit health and environmental research institute that has a variety of programs and resources centered on healing. This is an online community where people can share positive, constructive, creative ideas and experiences. This website offers stories and guidance about making a positive difference in the world and it has specific links to organizations involved with the relief effort of the tragedies of September 11th. This is a research and development organization for community capacity building and social problem solving. Their mission is to advance the science and practice of community change. In 1988, Wayne Muller founded Bread for the Journey to serve people and communities in need. He and is colleagues try to form helpful relationships with those who seek to serve their communities. They provide a small amount of help from Bread for the Journey, and from this support for others' compassionate intentions flow day care centers, food banks, youth programs, community centers, and mentoring programs. David Whyte: Poet, Author, Speaker David Whyte's poetry and prose is distributed through Many Rivers Company in Langley, Washington, USA. His writings and presentations to corporations and to the public provide a poet's imagination of a world of work in which people are deeply connected to their own creativity and to a caring and attentive communal life. The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley called the "human potential," the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination. Esalen has became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs. This is a free site – a public service – aimed at providing information with the goal of public well being (developed compassion) through improved communication (multiple modes of communication about compassion). Empathy Cafe Magazine contains the latest articles, videos, news, insights, blogs, etc. on empathy and compassion, which are organized into informative and attractive news pages. |
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