"Ananda, one of the Buddha's disciples, said to the Buddha one day, "I've realised that half of the path to the holy life is made of good friendships." "No, Ananda," the Buddha said. "Friends are not half of the holy life. They are all of the holy life."

Upaddha Suta

Posts tagged with 'equality'

Recent research: relationships & fairness – 3 papers on large social groups, 2 on bullying, and 2 on generosity

27th January 2011

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Dalai Lama I really value how quotes about caring, like this favourite of mine from the Dalai Lama, are increasingly backed up by emerging research. Here are seven further papers in the general …

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