http://charterforcompassion.orgI encourage every member of the House of Danu to sign the Charter for Compassion. At the next council meeting, I will put forth a motion that the House of Danu publicly endorse the Charter for Compassion and display it prominently on the website.
Read the text carefully. Understand that this charter does not leave any room for an attitude which opposes enlightenment. The light of this charter does not suffer that which opposes enlightenment. Who do you think will sign it? Who do you think will oppose it? The Dalai Lama has signed it. Archbishop Desmund Tutu has signed it. Melissa Etheridge has signed it. Several prominent Muslim scholars have signed it. The world is polarizing, but this is not neccessarily a bad thing. For the light also gathers at it's pole, raising the third pole to challenge duality. Blessed be!!!
I have included the text of the charter below:
"The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
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—even 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.
We therefore 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—even those regarded as enemies.
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 indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community."
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