Compassionate Nashville and Conscious Nashville

Conscious Nashville has teamed up with Compassionate Nashville.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Our 2nd Compassionate Nashville Community Coffeehouse will be held:
 
WHEN: Thursday, May 17th from 7-9pm(sign-up starts at 6:15)

WHERE: West Nashville United Methodist Church

                                                      4710 Charlotte Ave. - Nashville,TN, 37209 

Bring your music, poetry, sharings of compassionate acts and please grace us with your presence. 

We are looking for other great locations for the monthly event, so if you have ideas for places please contact Karen Renee Robb @ karenrenee@comcast.net (please copy and paste). Going forward our intention is to have the event on the 2nd Friday of the month (the next one would be Friday, May 11th)

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The following text is from the "Charter for Compassion" website, see link above (Compassionate Nashville)

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.

How you can be involved:

Take the first step and sign the Charter for Compassion.  Just click the link on top (Compassionate Nashville) and follow the steps.

If you would like to be a part of this creation, please email info@consciousnashville.com with "compassionate nashville" in the subject line.  

Stay Tuned for further details as they happen.