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The Science of Compassion: Dr. James Doty at TEDxUNPlaza

By James Doty — 2013

James R. Doty, M.D. is the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. See more...

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What’s the Difference Between Compassion and Lovingkindness?

Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.

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Compassion Works for All
2020
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The Proven Healing Power of Compassion

At its essence, compassion is a gift of the spirit—one with the power to change lives, reduce stress, and heal depression.

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Catherine Price and Carmel Wroth
2012
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How to Live Compassionately: Forgive Yourself Forgive Others

According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.

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Toni Bernhard
2016
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Practicing for Myself?

As part of our #MeditationHacks series, a Mahayana Buddhist who is encouraged to practice for the benefit of all sentient being feels like they are only practicing for their own benefit. Venerable Thubten Chodron answers.

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Thubten Chodron
2020
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Cultivating a Compassionate Heart: The Yoga Method of Chenrezig

Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara / Kuan Yin) is not only Tibet’s patron deity, he also is the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas and as such is deemed the best possible contemplative gateway to the cultivation of compassion.

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Thubten Chodron
2006
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An Open-Hearted Life: Transformative Methods for Compassionate Living from a Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist Nun

A life overflowing with compassion.

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Russell Kolts, Thubten Chodron
2025
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The Compassionate Kitchen: Buddhist Practices for Eating with Mindfulness and Gratitude

Every aspect of our daily activities can be a part of spiritual practice if done with compassion—and this compact guide offers wisdom from the Buddhist tradition on how eating mindfully can nourish the mind as well as the body.

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Thubten Chodron
2025
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Don't Believe Everything You Think: Living with Wisdom and Compassion

It can be hard for those of us living in the twenty-first century to see how fourteenth-century Buddhist teachings still apply.

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Thubten Chodron
2013
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Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings

An open heart is the dwelling place of compassion that extends toward all beings; a clear mind is the source of the penetrating wisdom of deep insight. Their union leads to the enlightened way of life that is at the heart of the spiritual path as taught by the Buddha.

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Thubten Chodron
1990
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You Are Not My Enemy

Building Bridges for Peace brings together young people from Palestine and Israel.

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Marc Ian Barasch
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