By 
Feisal Abdul Rauf
 | 
TED Stage Talk

Lose your ego, find your compassion

Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf combines the teachings of the Qur'an, the stories of Rumi, and the examples of Muhammad and Jesus, to demonstrate that only one obstacle stands between each of us and absolute compassion -- ourselves.

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