Tag: Compassion

2014 was another milestone year for me. I’d been out of prison 16 years and I just started my first technical writing contract at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) — the same system that incarcerated me. The best part of 2014 was that I made one of the...

I just got back from the doctor’s. My legs landed me there because I was so swollen and in pain due to a chronic condition. I was juggling a cane and my bag to make my way into the Uber driver’s car. “Get your ass into this car,” I chided myself. “Don’t let him ...

The realisation that I was my own worst enemy happened on the most ordinary of days. I turned out of work and began my 50-minute commute home. Before that, I’d never really questioned the voice in my head. It seems weird to even mention it out loud. I hope you’ren’t thin...

In a noble initiative to provide much-needed relief to Palestinians affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the UAE has launched the ‘Compassion — for Gaza’ campaign at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. This initiative not only showcases the UAE’s c...

Gudo was a renowned Zen master who often travelled and taught people through his encounters. One rainy night he took shelter in the home of a woman whose husband was a drunkard and gambler. Seeing the suffering this caused the family, Gudo kindly offered to help when the husband returned home drunk ...

Let’s start by saying that labeling people as “addicts” is problematic. It blames individuals for the choices they were limited to due to systemic societal problems. That’s been my perspective since grad school, when my degree problem had a lot of overlapping coursework with ...