Find courage to mend fractured friendships
"Ahimsa paramo dharma" is the fundamental tenet of my organization Humane Long Island. Attributed to various religious teachers, including Mahavira -- the 24th Tirthankara or enlightened spiritual master in Jainism -- and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi, "ahimsa paramo dharma" is loosely translated to "non-violence or non-injury to life -- requires doing the least harm...