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When I say I'm raising my puppy to be a service dog and will give him away, people always ask me how I could do that? The ...

On the eve of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama urged followers to practice compassion towards all and promote human values ...

In essence, the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday message was a heartfelt appeal to nurture inner peace and compassion, reflecting ...

Instead, she says neuroscientists who study altruism believe that selflessness is actually hard-wired into the human brain. The idea is that individual humans were once so dependent on the group ...

Born on July 6, 1935, into a farming family in what is now Qinghai province, the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 with a ...

Altruism, such as volunteering and donating, has been shown to improve happiness and well-being, and may be fundamental to being human.

Similarly, effective altruism, in aiming to help as many people as possible, fails to appreciate the fullness of who people are in both heart and body. In its search for certainty, effective altruism ...

The Dalai Lama, on the eve of his 90th birthday, urged followers to embrace compassion and human values. Celebrations in McLeodganj include cultural events and prayers. He emphasized inner peace ...