Category: Compassion
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The Law of Reciprocity IS the Golden Rule
The Law of Reciprocity is the Golden Rule. It is usually stated as: ‘Treat everyone as you like to be treated.’ However this is not quite right. Others have their own values and preferences that you may not share. They may not want to be treated the same. Therefore the Law of Reciprocity is better…
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Compassion Is Good Medicine
As a result of pioneering neuro-biologists such as Dr Candace Pert (author of ‘The Molecules of Emotion’) we now know that the traditional notion of a mind-body split makes no sense whatsoever. The central nervous system, controlled by the brain, extends to every cell in the body via chemical receptors and neuro-transmitters. Moreover, the evidence…