Inspire
By: Pamela Leavey On: March 3, 2010 at 1:24 am
Inspire…..Peace
Inspire….. Love
Inspire…..Understanding
Inspire…..Compassion
c. Pamela J. Leavey 03/13/03
The Dalai Lama Stresses Ethics and Values at MIT
By: Pamela Leavey On: May 4, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Last week, I drove down to Massachusetts so that I could attend the inaugural event at MIT’s Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values.
My interest in attending the event was two fold:
- First – To hear the Dalai Lama speak because I feel he is one of the great spiritual leaders of our times.
- Second – Because I feel strongly about the objective and mission of the Center, which is to “inspire a new generation of 21st century leaders with compassionate responsibility for the global and long-term social, economic, and environmental impacts of their decisions.”
The Center’s inaugural event at MIT was quite different from the large event at Gillette Stadium on Saturday that drew a diverse crowd of nearly 16,000.
Peppering his talk on promoting ethics and compassion, with his wonderful sense of humor, my first impression of His Holiness, was that he possesses a quality of pure happiness and joy, that I would liken to the happiness that is reflected in a small child. When we are young we are far more open and joyful than we are as adults, because we are not burdened and encumbered with the problems that age and responsibility set upon us. Continue Reading… »
Sphere: Related ContentDaily Inspiration: An Authentic Spiritual Quest
By: Pamela Leavey On: May 1, 2009 at 8:39 am
“An authentic spiritual quest should lead to joy and compassion.” – Sam Keen, Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life
Daily Inspiration: An Inspired Life
By: Pamela Leavey On: April 29, 2009 at 8:50 am
“An inspired life requires a community of dialogue and conversation because the treasure is always in earthen vessels. Conversation creates community and compassion. Monologue creates dissension and fanaticism.” – Sam Keen, Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life
Daily Affirmation: A Good Heart
By: Pamela Leavey On: July 4, 2008 at 11:02 pm
“The basic sources of happiness are a good heart, compassion and love.” – The Dalai Lama
