Self-compassion – Same as self-love?

By Stephen Russell-Lacy. People fail. From  time to time they mess up on the challenges of family relationships, life style, work etc.  And when they blunder, they suffer adverse consequences. No wonder then that we speak of being kind and sympathetic to those who fail – who are struggling financially, emotionally, or interpersonally. But when it … Continue reading Self-compassion – Same as self-love?

School discipline – how should it operate?

There are probably several complex factors that can throw light on the causes of the riots. Examples are the culture of consumerism and acquisition as well as the possible effects on
moral values of permissive parenting. This is the third of four articles trying to understand what is going wrong from a spiritual dimension.

One view expressed in The Times newspaper is that “these disgraceful scenes were perpetuated by people who have not experienced any meaningful consequences for misbehaviour at school ” And so one spotlight is falling on social discipline in the education system.