http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/dr-richard-davidson-emotional-life-your-brain <p>At a time when economies are failing around the world, gun violence is tearing through the headlines, and people are taking advantage of storm ravaged areas, it's hard to find and extend compassion for those around you.</p><p>WAMC partnered with the <a href="http://poklib.org/">Poughkeepsie Public Library District</a> and <a href="http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/">American Public Media</a> for a project called ‘<em>building common ground: conversations about compassion, civility and community’</em>.</p><p>Acclaimed author and religious historian Karen Armstrong asks people...</p> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:35:00 +0000 Katie Britton 51973 at http://wamc.org Dr. Richard Davidson - The Emotional Life of Your Brain http://wamc.org/post/how-hard-it-be-compassionate-2012 <p>At a time when economies are failing around the world and gun violence is tearing through the headlines, it's hard to find and extend compassion for those around you. Acclaimed author and religious historian Karen Armstrong asks people&nbsp;<em>"to look into your own heart, discover what gives you pain, and then refuse under any circumstance whatsoever to inflict that pain on anyone else."&nbsp;</em></p> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:43:43 +0000 Katie Britton 44009 at http://wamc.org How hard is it to be compassionate in 2012?