Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.
Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.
Social distance makes it all the easier to focus on small differences between groups and to put a negative spin on the ways of others and a positive spin on our own.
Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.
The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.
True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.
