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OnRichmondhill.com's misssion is cultivate community - to get people out to events and supporting great causes, to get to know their neighbours and develop bonds. This is acting compassionately.
OnRichmondhill.com is actively supporting the international organization - The Charter for Compassion and our local group, Compassionate York Region.
Some amazing work is being done to bring much needed compassion to the world. Talented and caring people and organizations are being brought together. When you take a look at this web site Charter for Compassion you'll see the impressive scope.
Here is the Charter for Compassion Document:
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 indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.
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Would you consider endorsing these efforts and affirming the Charter for Compassion? Click HERE to add you name to the impressive list of people who stand for compassion.
Let's make Richmond Hill a recognized compassionate city!
