The videos on this page are from TED - Ideas Worth Spreading. This site is sponsors the TED Prize which is given to three outstanding individuals each year. Each winner receives $100,000 and is granted "One Wish to Change the World." It is Karen Armstrong's wish that led to the creation of the Charter for Compassion.

Robert Thurman on Compassion

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.

Robert Thurman is the first American to be ordained a Tibetan Monk by the Dalai Lama.

Karen Armstrong accepts the TED Award and makes her request for a Charter for Compassion

People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion -- to restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.

However, Ms. Armstrong's definition of belief and religion may not be exactly what you expect. Watch this fascinating video and then comment below.