Jack Kornfield, author, Buddhist practitioner and one of the key teachers of introducing Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West shares his thoughts on the importance of compassion, love and kindness as antidote to ill-will and hate.

“In these confusing and heated political times, there has been an increase in hate speech and action. In response, we need to rededicate ourselves and our society to the underlying principles of compassion, ethics and kindness.

Buddhism teaches us there is only one way to foster individual and society-wide well-being: through universal respect, compassion and tolerance.
Buddhism rejects all forms of prejudice whether anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-black, anti-white, anti-other. Whether in word or deed, Buddhist teaching shows that any action based on intolerance or hate only brings suffering. Read on.