13 April 2023

Register for Heart of Compassion 

We are absolutely delighted to tell you that we've just opened up registration for our training course The Heart of Compassion. In this 5-week course you will get instruction from renowned compassion teachers Tara Brach, Thupten Jinpa, Rhonda V Magee, and Gabor Mate in the cultivation of compassion and how to use it in your daily life. Click below to get a sneak preview from Rhonda.

Why people - sometimes - do bad things

We know we are wired for compassion and we know that compassion is essential to our survival and thriving as a species. So why do people (and whole institutions) sometimes do bad things? To answer that we have to look at our evolutionary history and consider the contexts we live in. GCC Board member Prof Paul Gilbert helps us understand.

A school designed by pupils

At the heart of compassion is the principle of equity - the idea that no one is better or more important than any other, that any individual can feel pain or suffering, and everyone deserves to be treated with care and respect. That idea is central to an amazing project in Madrid, Spain, where an architect has created a school designed by its pupils and teachers. 

Upcoming events

THIS SATURDAY #CompassionNow: A global gathering for compassion
Come together with compassion practitioners, researchers, politicians, and activists including Marianne Williamson, Mamphela Ramphele, Tara Brach, and Reggie Hubbard as together we celebrate the power of compassion and organize to spread it to every corner of society.

In the spotlight

In this week's spotlight we turn our attention towards the UK-based Action for Happiness. AfH bring people together and provide them with practical resources to enable happier living. And for those joining us at #CompassionNow on Saturday, you'll get to hear from their Head of Movement Building Alex Nunn who'll be helping us all to realise the power we have to change the world for good.