Compassion – the capacity to care about each other – is essential to our wellbeing at every level.  It is also required if we are to address the complex challenges facing our communities, not the least of which is the climate of fear and divisiveness, intolerance and violence, that is escalating in so many places.  Yet compassion is almost entirely absent from public discourse, despite its place as a core tenet of most religious traditions. 

 

Compassion is not just a value, it is a practice – and is an essential framework for approaching the wide range of challenges facing our communities and world. 

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Begin With Me  has been founded to:
 

• provide a platform via which those who value compassion – across all faiths and traditions – can recognize and support one another and share practices,
   

• advocate for Compassion generally, increasing public awareness and understanding of its practice and history
   

• provide information, resources and references for those who seeking to develop their personal capacity for compassion,
   

• serve as a clearinghouse/platform for information on initiatives, programs, best practices, and examples of the impact of compassionate action,
   

• develop materials and programs, based on best practices, which can be deployed in a variety of settings, and
   

• promote the practice of Compassion as a challenging, effective, and satisfying life path.