By Jason Marsh — 2019
Research finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic.
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Compassion gets a lot of attention in positive psychology, and for good reason – it’s a major concern of many religious and philosophical leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis.
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Loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience.
It can be powerful medicine for both your mind and relationships.
While we practice social distancing and spend less time with friends and family, it's easy to get lost in your own head and melt into a puddle of worry.
“Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion—for ourselves and others. Ethan Nichtern teaches us how to do it in formal practice and on the spot whenever suffering arises.
If you approach your practice as a path of love, the rhythms of life will teach you moment by moment how to proceed. Each little discovery about what breathing feels like will give you more access to your inner life and the secret power of recovery built into your body.
Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.
At its essence, compassion is a gift of the spirit—one with the power to change lives, reduce stress, and heal depression.
If you suffer from chronic pain, and perhaps the angry emotions that hurting all the time can lead to, there’s a drug-free treatment that takes only 15 minutes a day and can bring real relief.
Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.