The fact that empathy is the cornerstone of human relationships seems clear enough.  Without the ability to see people’s perspectives or put ourselves in their shoes – respectively known as cognitive and emotional empathy – we la…

Thupten Jinpa explains the uses of compassion and its encouragement.The Dalai Lama is one of the world’s foremost speakers for peace, and Thupten Jinpa has frequently been by his side, speaking the actual words. See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and…

Students participating in service-learning classes experience many benefits, including cognitive development, personal growth, and civic engagement. Student development of empathy is an understudied area, especially with respect to how students develop…

Andy Haner accompanies his wife Layla and eight-month-old daughter Emory to a third grade class once each month as part of Roots of Empathy. The non-profit program teaches children about emotions and feelings through by following the growth and develop…