3-D Compassion: Lesa Walker, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Presbyterian Church 1220 Belt Line Road, Richardson, TX, United StatesYou are invited to gather with us on this Peacemaking Sunday in Providence Hall to hear Dr. Walker talk about "3-D Compassion."  Lesa is Founder of the Compassionate Austin Movement.  She describes the scope of compassion in three key dimensions - caring for others, self, and the Earth - and believes it is important to have intentional awareness and practice of [...]
DFW Community Hunger Project
St. Philips School 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Dallas, TX, United StatesDFW and Feeding Children Everywhere are partnering together to package 50,000 healthy meals for hungry children all around the US. There will be great music, good fun and a volunteer experience like no other! Register: https://iam.feedingchildreneverywhere.com/dallas/events/dfw-community-hunger-project/e100287 Donate: https://iam.feedingchildreneverywhere.com/checkout/donation?eid=100287
In Search of Justice: Mexican American History Is American History
Northaven United Methodist Church 11211 Preston Road, Dallas, TX, United StatesOur final program for 2016 will add another dimension of our general theme for 2016, "Owning Violence: Affirming Nonviolence." Dr. Roberto Calderón, an expert on Texas-Mexican history, will bring our focus to the Texas Mexican population. As we have learned about the lived experience of African Americans, American Indians, and Muslims in our society, this [...]
DFW Community Hunger Project
St. Philips School 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Dallas, TX, United StatesDFW and Feeding Children Everywhere are partnering together to package 50,000 healthy meals for hungry children all around the US. There will be great music, good fun and a volunteer experience like no other! Register: https://iam.feedingchildreneverywhere.com/dallas/events/dfw-community-hunger-project/e100287 Donate: https://iam.feedingchildreneverywhere.com/checkout/donation?eid=100287
Winter Festival of Faiths
Thanks-Giving Square 1627 Pacific Ave., Dallas, TX, United StatesA variety of interfaith groups showcase their religious and winter holiday sentiments through dance, traditional singing, music and much more. The purpose of this multi-cultural celebration is to educate and enrich understanding of many faith traditions that celebrate the onset of winter with a religious and cultural expression of joy in the season. Â Featuring: [...]
Special Event | Compassion Now | Session #1
Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. Sundays in February, join us anytime between noon and 6:00 PM. Â This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided. All [...]
Special Event | Compassion Now | Session #2
Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. Sundays in February, join us anytime between noon and 6:00 PM. Â This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided. All [...]
Special Event | Compassion Now | Session #3
Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. Sundays in February, join us anytime between noon and 6:00 PM. Â This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided. All [...]
Lecture + Workshop | Painting Enlightenment: The Art and Science of the Heart Sutra with Dr. Paula Arai
Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJapanese biologist and visionary artist Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917-2002) painted the harmony he discovered between scientific and Buddhist views of reality. Expressing the interdependent, impermanent, and empty nature of phenomena, he shaped the words of the Heart Sutra––a scripture prized for its concise expression of wisdom and compassion––into imagery drawn from ephemeral beauties of nature, Buddhist [...]
Luncheon with Dr. James Doty – Into the Magic Shop
Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDr. James R. Doty is a clinical professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University, and the Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, of which the Dalai Lama was the founding benefactor. Join the Crow Collection of Asian Art and board members of Compassionate DFW for a lunch time [...]