Join Rev. James Forbes at the dinner table of his Southern childhood, where his mother and father taught him what compassion really means day to day -- sharing with those who need love.

It's hard to always show compassion -- even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven-step meditation exercise to extend compassion beyond our inner circle.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati unravels the parallel paths of personal development and attaining true compassion. He walks us through each step of self-realization, from helpless infancy to the fearless act of caring for others.

Known as the preacher’s preacher, Rev. James Forbes is a spiritual leader with charismatic style and radically progressive opinions.

About this event: TEDxBoulder is an independently organized event that brings together innovative thinkers, thought leaders, and change-makers from various disciplines to share their ideas and inspire meaningful conversations. With a commitment to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” TEDxBoulder has established itself as a platform for intellectual stimulation and fostering ...

"Each one of us is a born storyteller" as Gatik says. True to the essence of this one line, we believe the medium of stories just works in every space. From school going kids to business professionals, stories play a wonderful, fascinating, interesting & powerful medium which sends the message to the listener in a smooth & effective ma...

Face it, adulting is hard. There are deadlines to meet, bills to pay, and rules aplenty we have to follow. Most of these rules keep order in what would otherwise be a chaotic world. But are all “rules” equally important? Maybe there are some rules we’d be better off not following. In his talk, Jason Kotecki, will challenge us to escape adulthoo...

Women can be powerful allies for each other in life — and are uniquely qualified to do so because we experience many of the same challenges. When a woman helps another woman, they both benefit. And when women celebrate one another’s accomplishments, we’re all lifted up.

In his talk, Professor Ajoy Ghatak talks about the beauty of Albert Einstein's equation E=mc^2, the manifestation and the consequences of it.

"Though we all bear witness to the same events and movements in the world, each of us interprets our surroundings in our own unique manner, stimulating contrasting emotions, ideas and beliefs.” Using her work documenting the Sidis as context, photographer Ketaki Sheth traces the trajectory of an idea, describing the phases of genesis and gestati...

The chances that you are already a leader to someone or some group of people are high even if you struggle to do it authentically or feel vulnerable in your role of influence. This talk recognises the impact we have on those we lead, beyond simply management, and gives 3 easy but powerful leadership skills that can profoundly impact your life an...

A temprana edad, Julia se enfrento a la experiencia mas dura de su vida, cuando fue secuestrada y permaneció alejada de su familia y temiendo por su vida por mas de 11 días; hasta hoy, a los 17 años, Julia usa esa experiencia para tener perspectiva y valorar cada día de su vida

La frase "tú creas tu realidad" hace referencia al proceso cognitivo conductual en donde tus pensamientos cambian tus emociones y estas le dan dirección a tus acciones; sin embargo ¿tú crees en tu realidad? Andrea Cotic nos empodera a través de convencernos que Creer es Crear.

歌舞伎と聞いて、どのようなことをイメージするだろうか。ご高齢の方が楽しむもの？知識がないと楽しむことが難しいもの？こういった考えをガラッと変える、そんなトークを聞いてみませんか。日本の伝統文化としての歌舞伎について改めて知ることができるでしょう。

What is the current issue of the Earth? What consequences could it have for the future? What should be done? Climate Change is a factor in every issue that is in some way related to the environment. You will be able to comprehend and gain some additional knowledge about climate change in this talk.

"Each one of us is a born storyteller" - and this is Gatik's strong belief. The power of stories, often overlooked and undermined, has tremendous potential to drive change, influence, inspire and make a difference in this world. In this talk, Gatik Chaujer shares his perspective on the most ancient form of communication, teaching and influence. ...

At TEDxUNC Colorwheel, Kadakia shared her perspective on how diversity in media offers us greater angles by which to view our world. ASL interpretation was provided by Deborah Leisey.

Khushbu Kotak is a bold, ambitious, and self-motivated student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa. She is a very curious individual who enjoys exploring new perspectives. In her talk, she would like to change the common perception of how people view Africa from newspaper headlines as a place with hunger, poverty, and corruption. She explores the id...

Osita Chidoka explores the tyranny of followership, revealing how followers are the true determinants of leadership.

Přírodu nepotřebujeme chránit ale obnovovat. Naše krajina je chudým odrazem své minulosti. Ve velkém z ní vymizeli zajíci nebo běžní ptáci, včely či motýli, ubylo kvetoucích luk, zeleně a mokřadů. Proto bychom v ní neměli pečovat jen o zbývající památky. Během minulých let se k nám vrátila zvířata, jaká ještě před třiceti lety vypadala jako nevr...

In this talk, Marisa shares how you can become a better version of yourself by overcoming obstacles. She highlights that it is through chaos that we find our true potential and that the answer to our problems lies within us. By facing our fears and taking action, we can achieve our goals and become the best version of ourselves. Marisa Kataki's ...

A professor is a respected profession. Many admire this job because of its high status and how it produces and forwards social values. Actually, being a professor is not just a position. A good professor should offer more learning choices for students, apart from academic knowledge. Patterns of life and individuals’ standpoints are important. A ...

Güldeniz KEDEK 8 Aralık 1994 yılı İzmir doğumludur. 9 yaşında keman çalmaya başlamıştır. 2006 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuarı’nı kazanmış, 2013 yılında mezun olmuştur. Aynı yıllarda Hacettepe Akademik/Gençlik Senfoni Orkestraları’nda çalmış ve bir süreliğine TRT gençlik korosuna katılmıştır. Kendini daima geliştirmeyi ve fark...

"We are different from one another but we must be one and unite" We live in a society where inequality is prevalent, listen to Samira Gutoc as she empower women to take on leadership positions in governance and nation building -through peace and unity.

Jessica's talk is going to discuss the use of mindfulness meditation (a meditation technique which has you focus your attention on being in the moment) to improve well-being and academic success. Jessica believes this will fit in well with the theme as mindfulness meditation is a small technique that can be used as frequently or infrequently as ...

The pursuit of liberation requires us to commit to anti-racism and anti-bias work through self-examination. Pamela Kadakia shares her journey and how acknowledgment of her participation in perpetuating and being part of the problem led her to self-examination and the ongoing work of choosing to be anti-racist.

Alex se z raziskovanjem umetnosti giba ukvarja od leta 1998, ko je v Kranju začel trenirati Andokai Aikido. Kasneje se je usmeril k plesu, sprva v salso, kasneje pa pod vodstvom Vite Osojnik v sodobni ples. Ob tem je znanje bogatil na delavnicah pod mentorstvom tujih in domačih učiteljev. V tem času je sodeloval pri različnih sodobnoplesnih in u...

In their talk Mary and Wangari state that when Kenyans are faced with tragedy, they are very resilient. They use humor to cope with tragedy.especially with the new, online tribe of Kenyans trailblazing community engagement, better known as ‘Kenyans On Twitter’ or KOT,

Káťa a Anička jsou mladé designérky, které dokážou ocenit malé radosti v každodenních předmětech. Potkaly se na studiích průmyslového designu na Fakulte Architektury ČVUT, kde se náhodou staly i projektovými parťačkami. Co se týče jejich zájmů, obě se věnují designu fyzických a digitálních produktů. Káťa ráda tráví volný čas #vklidu na čerstvém ...

Atteindre le Septentrion, incarnation du Nord, n'est pas une fin. C’est le commencement d’un monde, un monde rêvé. Au delà du Nord… l’Octantrion. Né d’une envie commune de jouer des musiques vivantes, énergiques être sensibles, le duo Octantrion combine des influences traditionnelles et plus modernes dans un répertoire mêlant compositions et ad...