Walk a mile in my shoes. That’s a phrase that means so much these days as we struggle trying to navigate some of the trickier racial issues taking place in our communities. But a little empathy for someone else’s life experiences could go a…

But then I am reminded of what the Lord tells Ezekiel. “I will give you a new heart,” the Lord says, “and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.”That’s what we m…

America is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic society. Without a degree of empathy it cannot move forward. Obama has argued that at heart the nation is not nearly as divided as its angriest voices suggest, and that young people in particular have moved fa…

Daniel Messinger, a professor of psychology at the University of Miami, co-wrote a 2011 paper titled, “The Development of Empathy: How, When, and Why.” He said in a phone interview that empathy is putting yourself in somebody else’s e…

The notion that people with autism lack empathy and cannot recognize other people’s feelings is wrong. There is a persistent stereotype that people with autism are individuals who lack empathy and cannot understand emotion. It’s true t…

And this has strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose. But Americans have a great advantage. To renew our unity, we only need to remember our values. We have never been held together by blood or background. We are bound by things as …

Do animals have emotions? This is a bigger question than it might appear to be. When an animal feels and cares for someone beyond itself, it’s more than just a cute story to post on Facebook. It’s an insight into the nature of what they rea…

Empathy and Compassion in Society is a professional conference held by the Tenzin Gyatso Institute, an organisation established to advance the Dalai Lama’s vision and principles, and a partnership of charities.The Empathy and Compassion in So…