Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury,
it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival. The Dalai Lama

Responsibility Central

a site dedicated to encouraging and supporting taking self responsibility and acting with self reliance in action, consciousness and life, with articles, quotations and links.

We are facing an erosion of values in this time, accelerated by technology & managed care.

This is a "side-effect" of the "progress" they have produced. Now, we need to develop a science and advocacy for values such as Responsibility, compassion, caring, self-reliance, virtue, character and integrity.

Quotations on Responsibility

Essay: The Politics of Responsibility, Awareness, Self Regulation & Biofeedback

    a keynote speech by Rob Kall, presented at FUTUREHEALTH's 6th Winter Brain Conference, Feb 8, 1998, Palm Springs

Links Regarding Responsibility

• Nathaniel Branden Website; check out his book, essential reading if you are interested in this topic,                       TAKING RESPONSIBILITY:(Fireside/Simon & Schuster) book review:  Nathaniel Branden tells how to take charge of your life

• Lifelines: a series or essays on responsibility, starting with one referring to Nathaniel Branden's book.

• The Long Now Foundation  THE LONG NOW Foundation was established in June 01996 to foster long-term   responsibility. A 10,000-year Clock and Library for the deep future are its founding  projects. The present version of the Clock/Library scheme has grown from two years' online conversation among the board members. (Daniel Hillis, Stewart Brand,   Mitchell Kapor, Esther Dyson, Brian Eno, Peter Schwartz, Douglas Carlston,   Paul Saffo, and Kevin Kelly.)
• The Nathan Cummings Foundation Here's a sample of their vision, from their website. We seek to contribute to the creation of a health care system with health professionals who consider these composite factors affecting patients' health and health outcomes; facilities that are user-friendly; and processes that encourage and prepare patients to become the primary guardians of their own health and well-being.

• USA Values: Responsibility   a company which offers training packages for schols on different "American Values" topics, such as loyalty, friendship, honesty, courage, etc.
• Artists for Social Responsibility

• Responsibility; sexual activity, pregnancy and the responsibility of the community support of unwed mothers               good general discussion of responsibility

• Great Book Ideas For Teaching Responsibility
• Responsibility Course outline: 8th-12 Grade
• ACTIVITIES FOR: Self-responsibility facilitation :  Assist parents in identifying age-appropriate tasks child could be responsible for as appropriate. Encourage parents to clearly communicate expectations for responsible behavior in child as appropriate.

• RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HEALTH   (c)Ed Loewenton 1992 ELWOOD TURNER CO

  GOOD HEALTH = GOOD ATTITUDE + GOOD NUTRITION + GOOD EXERCISE + GOOD COMMUNICATION

• Thomas Lickona's  THE CENTER FOR THE   FOURTH AND FIFTH RS    Respect & Responsibility

• A PERSON OF CHARACTER . . .   from Thomas Lickona's book, Educating for Character  
• Character Education Internet Resources a great list
• World Transformation: A cornucopia of great things happening in the World
• Atonement: Taking Responsibility by Abbot John Daido Loori, M.R.O. Excerpt from The Heart of Being

"Many rites of passage that take place in the context of Buddhist practice include the Gatha of Atonement near the beginning of the ceremony. The Gatha of Atonement, or At-one-ment, creates a pure and unconditioned state of consciousness. It initiates an attitude of mind conducive to entering the rite of passage, a mind receptive and open to transformation. Rites of passage mark the entrance point into different realms, relationships, or states of being. Taking the precepts as one's life is a serious matter. When we vow to maintain them, making a commitment to manifest our life with the wisdom and compassion of the Tathagata, we, indeed, enter a different realm. And in that passage, the Gatha of Atonement establishes a clean slate. "