On my way to Washington, D.C. from New York City the other day, I (Sara) stepped onto an escalator just after an older man who was probably in his seventies. As we rode down the escalator, his bag got stuck in the tracks, and he took a tumble. With now…
Daily Archives: 23/08/2013
15 posts
Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others’ shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely associat…
For the last few weeks, I’ve written about a simple idea: far from being automatic,empathy often requires a choice to engage with others’ emotions. This choice, in turn, depends on would-be empathizers’ desire to conne…
A new neuroscientific study shows that compassion training can help us cope with other people’s distress. Empathy can be painful.Or so suggests a growing body of neuroscientific research. When we witness suffering and distress in others, our…
A new neuroscientific study shows that compassion training can help us cope with other people’s distress. Empathy can be painful.Or so suggests a growing body of neuroscientific research. When we witness suffering and distress in others, our…
8 WAYS TO TURN COMPARISON INTO COMPASSION: We are to “accept each other”. Romans 15:7 We are to “build each other up”. Romans 14:19 We are to “serve one another”. Galatians 5:13We are to “s…
“To feel ‘compassion’ without anadequate practical result ensuing fromit is not to show oneself an ‘Altruist’but the reverse. Real self-developmenton the esoteric lines is action.” (Helena P. Blavatsky, in her a…
Look out Seattle, our community is about to become safer, kinder, more just, and a better places to live. That’s what we win as a result of our participation, let’s hope we win big! This is the second year of a friendly rivalry t…
Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others’ shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely as…
Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others’ shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely associat…