Friday, August 14, 2015 Service
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
— Dalai Lama

I Teach to Learn: Compassion in Education

I Teach to Learn: Compassion in Education
"Learning, today, is heavily rooted in the material realm. It's almost an assembly line to get a job, to get money, to survive, and for the few who get past that -- to conquer. Materialistic endeavors are, of course, very useful to operate in the world, but it requires a very different skill-set to engage with our inner values." In this essay, Nipun Mehta explores what it takes to grow our "Compassion Quotient" and revolutionize our education system.

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Next time you have the opportunity to teach something to another person, whether it be a child, colleague, student, friend, or loved one, consider the possibility of leading and ending with compassion.

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