Welcome to Commune. This is Jeff Krasno. Our mission is to spread the ideas and practices of the world's greatest teachers.

We do that through online courses, a weekly newsletter, and this podcast. On the show, I excavate perennial spiritual questions,

like what is consciousness, what is the nature of reality? How do we live with purpose?

Reality is infinite. We experience a narrow bandwidth of it unless we transcend our senses through meditation.

We delve into practices and modalities that can heal trauma and help us thrive.

Mastering the art and the science of forgiveness is necessary to move through life.

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.

We explore the spiritual traditions that help us acknowledge that we are all connected

by a power greater than us.

We are all indeed individuals, yet we need to find collective and communal solutions.

We build a sturdy bridge between personal wellness and societal well-being.

It's only when you get people who are pursuing their dreams, living their truth, and feeling

good, that we can actually move the needle of society forward.

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Today on the show, I speak with Scarlett Lewis. Scarlett is the mother of Jesse Lewis, who was killed in his first grade classroom during the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, along with 19 classmates and six teachers and administrators in one of the worst school shootings

in U.S. history. In the midst of unfathomable grief, Scarlett managed to find forgiveness

for Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook shooter. To honor Jesse and to prevent future school violence, Scarlett founded the Jesse Lewis

Choose Love Movement to promote social and emotional education in schools, as well as a consistent

message of compassion in our communities. Scarlett is the recipient of the International

Forgiveness Award, the Live Your Legacy Award, and the Common Ground Award for her advocacy

work for peace and forgiveness. She is also the author of Nurturing, Healing, Love, a story about her journey of turning

personal tragedy into something that can positively impact the world.

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