November 2009 News Posts (30)

The amazing Velcrow Ripper and his film, FIERCE LIGHT: When Spirit Meets Action joins LIVING IN THE FIRE OF CHANGE...next dates: SLC UTAH Dec 11-12!

Velcrow Ripper is coming to Salt Lake as a keynote for our conference (Living in the Fire of Change) and to do a Friday, Dec. 11th Screening of his amazing film, FIERCE LIGHT: When Spirit Meets Action. It's a film about truth in the media, about activism that comes from the human spirit. It features a piece about the community gardens in East LA, where community came together to rebuild the place where Rodney King had been beaten. It also shows the devastation and… Continue

Added by Mali Rowan on November 30, 2009 at 10:50pm — 1 Comment

Sogyal Rinpoche: Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World. Dec. 11-12:

Sogyal Rinpoche on Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World

Seattle

December 11, 2009 to December 12, 2009

We are pleased to announce that tickets for Sogyal Rinpoche’s teachings Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World are now on sale!

The acclaimed author of the spiritual classic, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Rinpoche is known for his remarkable ability to present the heart and essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that… Continue

Added by Nick Vail on November 30, 2009 at 6:32pm — 1 Comment

November 2009 CAN Digest

Greetings Compassionistas!

November 2009 was a milestone month for the Compassionate Action Network as we crossed the 1,000 member mark and participated in the global launch of The Charter for Compassion. Thank you to everyone who invited their friends, family and colleagues to join the site. Please continue… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on November 30, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Coming Soon! Monthly Forum on CAN Home Page

Greetings! The Compassionate Action Network will soon host an online forum on the Home Page each month. To inform our strategy, please answer the following questions.

1. What topics would you like to discuss? For example:

(a) Compassion in the Workplace

(b) Compassion in Education

(c) Ideas to Teach Compassion

(d) What is a Compassionate City?

(e) Ideas to Build a Global Compassion Movement

(f) Youth & Parenting? (what topics… Continue

Added by PamKM on November 27, 2009 at 1:02pm — No Comments

NY Times: Three Clergymen, Three Faiths, One Friendship

We are thrilled that the NY Times did a feature story of the work of Seattle's own Three Amigos. Another good example of how a life time of work can lead to being an overnight sensation! We have added one of their videos after the story as well. You can link to the story here. There is an image of the article you can enlarge below:…

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Added by Jon Ramer on November 24, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

CAN Murals Heading Down Under to the Parliament of World Religions

Greetings Compassionistas!

We were very fortunate to have Steven J Wright lend his talents to the work we did together at the October 17 "Connecting for Compassionate Action" at Seattle Center. Steven does beautiful and insightful "graphic recordings" that are visual reflections bringing ideas and information to life. I highly… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on November 24, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Thriving in the Relationship Economy

There are new memes emerging which intimately connect with how we live more compassionately and more gently and lovingly on the planet. How to live in right relationship? And the idea of the relationship economy is one way to describe it.

Here is a great presentation by Jerry Michalski called Thriving in the Relationship Economy. It's done using Prezi which is visual and… Continue

Added by Sheri Herndon on November 23, 2009 at 12:15am — 2 Comments

Radical Collaboration

Hello,

For me collaboration is about compassion because without the ability to see from a larger perspective beyond our own (world centric), we cannot have collaboration or cooperation.

This is an excellent article on Worldchanging blog on Radical Collaboration. I posted a lengthy comment and there has been an ongoing discussion which I recently discovered. I highly recommend for those who are… Continue

Added by Sheri Herndon on November 22, 2009 at 3:48pm — 4 Comments

Compassionate Listening as a Way of Life

“If you can’t hear the unspoken, you are not listening!”

Dear Friends of Compassion,

I hope this finds you well. We are very fortunate to have as CAN members two strong leaders and pioneers of the practice and application of compassionate listening.…

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Added by Jon Ramer on November 18, 2009 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

Outline for Study/Dialogue Group "The Compassionate Life" which begins tonight 11/18

Marc Ian Barasch, author of the acclaimed book The Compassionate Life: Walking The Path of Kindness, and Susan Burns (Family Connection) are hosting a dialogue and book study group on Wednesday evenings beginning tonight 11/18/09, 7 PM. The seven week study group, a partnering event for The Charter for Compassion, is organized in honor of the 50 days celebration following the unveiling of The Charter For Compassion. Susan Burns is host for the face to face group while Marc Barasch… Continue

Added by Susan Burns on November 18, 2009 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Duty is not a Four Letter Word

When I ponder this existence, this particular one in the temporal stream that I am existing in, I see the variables and the subsequent 'realities' that unfold like, to me, vertexes teased from a quadratic equation format. I have been good at that my whole life, to see things unfold. Here. Right Here and now, with the complexities of systems supporting systems into some Bureaucratic monolith we seem to crave a complex answer, we crave complexity because of the seemingly, almost if not wholly,… Continue

Added by Guru Dorje on November 17, 2009 at 12:43pm — 1 Comment

Isabel from Brazil was the 1000th CAN Member!

Please welcome Isabel from Brazil! She was CAN Member 1000*. The Compassionate Action Network (CAN) membership is growing rapidly. New members join almost daily and CAN has doubled in three months as of Monday, November 16, 2009.

The CAN global network now includes members from 29 nations, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory,… Continue

Added by PamKM on November 16, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The Charter for a Movement

We have crossed a threshold on our path to a compassionate world and we may have found a "trim tab"* to help us navigate our way. Last Thursday CAN participated as one of the global partners in the launch of the Charter for… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on November 16, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Celebrating the launch of the Charter for Compassion in Sonoma County

On 11/12, a small group of us gathered in Santa Rosa (CA) to read the Charter for Compassion and then share any thoughts that arose. We read the Charter out loud, each person taking a paragraph or sentence (2 people showed up after we started, hence reading it twice). Here's what came up in discussion:

-- We're deeply grateful for this Charter.

-- The Non-Violent Communication method, and how it takes time to really accomplish; how it has been cut from schools due to the… Continue

Added by Moira Hill on November 14, 2009 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Compassion: A Dynamic New Movement?

Seattle, Washington, November 12, 2009 – They came from all over Seattle to witness and affirm the global aim and reach of one woman’s heartfelt wish to reinvigorate the Golden Rule. One hundred people from local religious and peace organizations gathered at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Seattle for the unveiling of the Charter for Compassion. This one page document encourages people of all faiths and nations to restore compassion to the center of morality and religion.

The charter… Continue

Added by Reverend Cheen on November 14, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Babemba Soul Song and Healing Ceremony

I have received this from several sources and I always enjoy coming across it as a reminder of true compassion at work. Enjoy.

Babemba Soul Song and Healing Ceremony

When a woman in the Babemba tribe of South Africa knows she is pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few friends and together they pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child. They recognize that every soul has its own vibration that expresses its unique flavor and purpose. When… Continue

Added by Michelle Haeckel Kennedy on November 13, 2009 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Blessings & Thank You

community aligned with common purpose
remembering the ancients truths of humanity
we see a more peaceful & compassionate world

Bless everyone who organized and attended the event for The Unveiling of The Charter For Compassion, who affirmed the charter, who is participating in anyway for enriching my life and that of our global family. Namaste. Thank You. Shanti Salaam Shalom Peace

Added by Lynn R. Brunell on November 13, 2009 at 5:10am — No Comments

Charter of Compassion celebration service

I know this probably belongs under Events, however, I am most comfortable putting it under News so I hope you will understand

Two celebration services at 9 and 11 AM will be dedicated to the topic of the Charter of Compassion and its launch. Rev. Frances Lorenz will be speaking.

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Event Details

November 15, 2009 9:00 am

Center for Spiritual Living-Tacoma

206 North J Street

Tacoma, WA 98403

United States

Capacity:… Continue

Added by Lynn R. Brunell on November 13, 2009 at 5:03am — No Comments

Savitri Group Ritual - m’illumino, Seattle, WA

From the website DeepSoulHealing.com

Nov 20, 2009

Savitri Group Ritual - m’illumino, Seattle, WA

(A two-hour ritual for a group of 12-16 women)

Savitri® is a ritual of rectification and empowerment for women. The Savitri® ritual was taught to Amarananda Bhairavan and his cousin Sandhya by their teachers Aunt Preema, Aghori Narayani, and Odiyatthi Nedunga. The ritual is imbued with the primal power and blessings of a very ancient lineage of mystics. A modern… Continue

Added by Lynn R. Brunell on November 13, 2009 at 2:20am — No Comments

Parliament of the World's Religions December 7-8, 2009

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From the website (karunamayi.org) of one of my beloved teachers, Karunamayi:

Amma to Grace the Parliament of the World's Religions December 7-8, 2009

Amma Sri Karunamayi will grace the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, Australia this year as a featured speaker.

Her divine program will begin with a beautiful Observance and Meditation on the morning of December 7, 2009. This heart-warming discourse will bring inspiring tools to people from all… Continue

Added by Lynn R. Brunell on November 13, 2009 at 1:50am — No Comments

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