{"id":1934,"date":"2014-08-14T02:11:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T06:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrencemetz.com\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:49:58","slug":"charter-for-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/charter-for-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign the Charter for Compassion and Consider Becoming a Supporting Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1935\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/charter-for-compassion.png\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1935\" class=\"wp-image-1935 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/charter-for-compassion.png\" alt=\"Sign the Charter for Compassion and Consider Becoming a Supporting Member\" width=\"262\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Charter for Compassion<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Ultimately, consensus-building requires intuition and a higher self to overcome the selfishness of physical and emotional demands.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We became signatories with over 100,000 other people who have \u201c<a title=\"Compassionate Action\" href=\"http:\/\/charterforcompassion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liked<\/a>\u201d the Charter for Compassion. We encourage you to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For a quick and light reading, take a look at what they are aspiring towards <a title=\"Charter Members\" href=\"http:\/\/charterforcompassion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charter Members. \u00a0<\/a>Use the hot links embedded in this post to seek out further support and involvement on your behalf or the behalf of your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>The Charter for Compassion<\/em> is a document that transcends religious, ideological, and national differences. Supported by leading thinkers from many traditions, the Charter calls on people to activate the Golden Rule around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Text of the Charter for Compassion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">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\u2014even 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Therefore we 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\u2014even those regarded as enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">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 indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Charter has been translated into over 30 languages.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities every day during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultimately, consensus-building requires intuition and a higher self to overcome the selfishness of physical and emotional demands. We became signatories with over 100,000 other people who have \u201cLiked\u201d the Charter for Compassion. We encourage you to do the same. 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