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I tried to continue reading. I had to finish multiple books of The Bodhicharyavatara, a central text of Mahayana Buddhism, for my tutorial that afternoon. It’s the guide to being a bodhisattva, one who has dedicated oneself not just to attaining enlightenment, but also to saving ?...
...Who says compassion is dead at Harvard? When her American Presidency TF passed out in a review session, Christina L. Levin ’05 was distraught. “I just can’t believe it, this is so awful,” she lamented. ?...
When hearts at Harvard bleed for the poor, the disadvantaged, the underprivileged or whatever euphemism we prefer, we almost always do so as outsiders. Most of us are personally unaffected by the suffering we describe in our discussions of welfare, public housing and the unemployed, and yet we are still...
There is a good deal of irony in the Republican sympathy and obligatory sentiments of reverence for the integrity Wellstone displayed. The awkwardness of their championing him for his conviction before debasing the same principles is palpable. President Bush hand-picked Norm Coleman, Minnesota’s Republican senatorial nominee...
As he said in his final television advertisement this fall, he didn’t represent the oil companies, pharmaceutical companies or “the Enrons of this world.” As he explained, “They already have great representation in Washington. It’s...