2015年4月1日 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion is not the same as empathy or altruism, though the concepts are related. While empathy refers more generally to our ability to …

2018年4月24日 · Compassion is ultimately about suffering, which can at times feel difficult to sit with. Finally, people often bring the expectation that because a compassion practice generated a certain feeling or experience before (e.g., yesterday or last week), it “should” or will generate a similar feeling or experience today.

2013年7月24日 · Although compassion appears to be a naturally evolved instinct, it sometimes helps to receive some training. A number of studies have now shown that a variety of compassion and “loving-kindness” meditation practices, mostly derived out of traditional Buddhist practices, may help cultivate compassion.

4 天之前 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion is not the same as empathy or altruism, though the concepts are related. While empathy refers more generally to our ability to …

2012年9月7日 · For example, extending compassion toward others biases the brain to glean more positive information from the world, something called the “carryover effect.” Compassionate action—such as giving some of one’s own earnings to charity—also activates pleasure circuits, which some people call “the warm glow.”

2013年8月22日 · “Compassion is a good antidote,” says Klimecki. “It allows us to connect to others’ suffering, without being too distressed.” The main takeaway is that we can shape our own emotional reactions, and can alter the way we feel and respond to certain situations.

2021年5月3日 · The compassion-centered lifestyle sketched in breezy Insta posts involves attending idyllic retreats and practicing meditation. If compassion were a Pantone Color of the Year, it would be whispery rose quartz. In short, our culture presents a clear picture of what compassion is supposed to look like.

2013年2月27日 · Shauna Shapiro will join Jon Kabat-Zinn on March 8, 2013, to discuss mindfulness and compassion. Register now to attend in person or through Live Webcast . A third reason mindfulness appears to cultivate empathy and compassion is that it guards against the feelings of stress and busyness that make us focus more on ourselves and less on the ...

Compassion is deeply rooted in human nature: it has a biological basis in the brain and body. Humans can communicate compassion through facial gesture and touch, and these displays of compassion can serve vital social functions, strongly suggesting an evolutionary basis of compassion.And when experienced,compassion overwhelms

2024年12月19日 · JACKIE JUSTICE: Compassion is biologically contagious, so when we have compassion, research shows that people around us are more likely to have and show compassion, and it's a domino effect. ALLISON BRISCOE-SMITH: We'll also hear from Jamil Zaki, a psychologist and a director at the Stanford Neuroscience lab.