Cultivating Compassion in February’s “We Conspire” Series
“Compassion invites us to tend to our deeper interior wounds, to do healing work ourselves so we can show up to the injustices of the world, with conviction and generosity, in ways that are both invitational and inclusive.”
How does contemplation help us cultivate compassion in a world of suffering? In February’s “We Conspire” series, we explore how to be present in a world of suffering and discover movements that guide us in cultivating compassion. This month, we learn how bell hooks’s love ethic fueled her compassion, examine the practice of consenting to one’s own life and reality with humility, and how pilgrimage can help foster compassion toward ourselves and others.
bell hooks and the Power of Compassion
Learn How Love, Spirituality, and Activism Shaped Her Life and Work in the February “We Conspire” series
How has compassion supported transformation in your life? In February’s “We Conspire” series, we reflect on compassion through the life and work of bell hooks, a Buddhist Christian writer who advocated for a love ethic informed by faith and activism. Drawing from the wisdom of Thích Nhất Hạnh and Martin Luther King Jr., hooks championed compassion as a guiding force for healing, justice, and solidarity.
Pilgrimage and the Journey Home to Each Other
Move Toward Healing by Proximity to Suffering in the February “We Conspire” Series
What personal or societal wounds are you being invited to confront, and how can you move toward them with compassion? In February’s “We Conspire” series, Journey Home’s founder Jon Huckins shares insights on how pilgrimage brings us closer to one another. By embracing contemplation, humility, and proximity to suffering, these journeys cultivate a deeper understanding of justice, belonging and our shared responsibility for healing.
Compassion as Mutual Flourishing
Discover How You Are Central to the Story of Love in the February “We Conspire” Series
How do we show self-compassion so that our true selves can flourish? In February’s “We Conspire” series, we consider compassion through a lens of interconnectedness and flourishing. Tiffany Bluhm, executive director of PAX, stands in the lineage of women of color who have embraced compassion as an invitation to fully inhabit their own stories.
We Conspire is a series from the Center for Action and Contemplation featuring wisdom and stories from the growing Christian contemplative movement. Sign up for the monthly email series and receive a free invitation to practice each month.