The charter for compassion

An incredible piece:

http://charterforcompassion.org/learn/history/karen-armstrong-wins-the-ted-prize

Excerpts:

- Compassion is what will bring us into the presence of the divine

- Once we get rid of ego, we are ready to see the divine...

- The central thread that runs through the teachings of all the worlds religions is essentially the golden rule....a concept that began with Confucius

- A pagan came to the Rabbi Hillel and said he would convert to Judaism if the Rabbi would stand on one leg and recite all the Jewish teaching. Hillel stood on one leg and said, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. That is the whole of the Torah, the rest is commentary, go and study it."

- Any interpretation of scripture that leads to hatred or disdain of other people is illigitimate ~St. Augustine