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At The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom we are passionate that everyone has the chance to live their best life. To develop their inner qualities and fulfil their incredible human potential for a happier, more fulfilling life. We believe the key to this is cultivating a warm heart and a wise mind. This leads to a more meaningful life, based on caring for others and a stable, deeper happiness that can surf life’s ups and downs.
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The 16 Guidelines for Life
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Unlock the power of compassion in your community with our core programme the 16 Guidelines. Dive into the transformative wisdom with our 16G app, enrich your understanding through the 16G book, and bring the teachings to life with our practical Building Inner Strength course. Start your journey today and see how small changes can create a big impact.
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On August 21 2019, two of our UK based facilitators, Kitty D'Costa and Karl Grey, led a 2...
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Reflect on your conversations you have today - their content, their tone and their purpose. It's nice to...
David Machles, from North Carolina, USA, began his journey into the 16 Guidelines in 2008. He felt inspired...
Delight is the delicious taste we get when something good happens. Worries fade away, frustration evaporates, and anger...
Generosity has the potential to release us from a limited and compulsive focus on ‘me’ and ‘mine’....
On 24 July 2019, we offered an online "live" Forum introducing our new course 'Building Balanced Empathy'. 33...
Contentment is a state of mind that has nothing to do with money, objects or other people. Nor...
Rejoice in your capacity to be honest and straightforward, it has the potential to promote a culture of...
In July 2019, we released our safeguarding policy in order to protect everyone attending our courses, public forums,...
Life is full of uncomfortable experiences, from minor niggles and irritations to major confrontations and setbacks. When they...
This month Martha Cabral led a 16G Level 1 workshop in Guadalajara. Afterwards, one of the participants, Iris,...
Aspiration is the profound longing for purpose and fulfilment, joy and happiness, which lies deep - and sometimes...
Humility is the attitude of experiencing the world and what it contains with wonder and awe. It is...
12 teachers attended the training of the 16 Guidelines for Life in Bodhgaya, India - including all the...
What an amazing few days it was!
This historic event was held in New Delhi in April...
Embrace the transformative power of compassion with Building Inner Strength. Whether you seek personal growth or wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others, our self-paced study course will provide you with the tools to guide you on this fulfilling path.
Building Inner Strength: Core Values for a Happy Life
