Compassion Week 2021

WISDOM TEACHERS AND FAITH LEADERS ON COMPASSION

“We Could Use All The World’s Wisdom Now”…

In a period when the world seems to be slipping out of control at times, we chose to focus this year’s Compassion Week theme on wisdom teachings from a variety of backgrounds and eras.

Hear eight diverse Compassionate Houston partner organizations present for 30 minutes on a wisdom teacher or faith leader who inspired their organization. Learn this teacher’s perspective on compassion and how it can help guide us today.

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Our Compassion Week banner reflects the universal nature of compassion; the images of eight diverse wisdom teachers offer hope that greater discernment emerges as we open to and integrate different, wise perspectives.

No registration is required to join our daily live and free Zoom presentations; simply use the Zoom link below for all or selected presentations of your choice.

 
 

Weekly Schedule and Line-Up of Presenters

 

Join us for all eight live 30-minute presentations (note, there are two scheduled on Tuesday) or choose at your discretion. All programs use the Zoom link above and are scheduled at Central Time.

  • Sat. Oct 16 C.G. Jung And Compassion 4:30-5:00 PM (The Jung Center of Houston; Executive Director, Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick)

  • Sunday Oct 17 The Living Christ On Compassion 4:00-4:30 PM (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;  Communication Director, Andi Cook)

  • Monday Oct 18 Teach Me to Have the Compassion of Dr. Martin L. King 6:00-6:30 PM (Center for the Healing of Racism; Executive Director, Cherry Steinwender)

  • Tuesday Oct 19 Gandhi And Compassion 9:00-9:30 AM (Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston; Founder, Atul Kothari)  

  • Tuesday Oct 19 Bibi Fatima On Compassion 5:00-5:30 PM (Ismaili Council for the Southwestern USA, Salimah Chunara, Religious Educator for the Ismaili Muslim Community)

  • Wednesday Oct 20 Buddha On Compassion 7:00-7:30 PM (Dawn Mountain; Co-Founders, Lama Harvey Aronson, Lama Anne Klein )

  • Thursday Oct 21 The Virgin Mary on Compassion: A Muslim Perspective 4:30-5:00 PM (Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance; Associate Director, Dr. Zahra N. Jamal )

  • Friday Oct 22 His Holiness the Dalai Lama On Compassion 4:30-5:00 PM (Insight Meditation Houston; Community Dharma Leader, Ginger Clarkson)

 

Thank You Partners

A big thank you to our partners for bringing a rich and free Compassion Week to our community.

 
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