WHAT IS COMPASSION?
One definition: Loving kindness in the presence of difficulty + the desire to do something to relieve that difficulty = Compassion
Another: Empathy + helpful action = Compassion
A third: "I feel you. How can I help?"
CAN WE TRAIN COMPASSION?
2,500 years of Buddhist wisdom practices and modern Compassion research suggests, yes
What does it do?
Compassion change way we look at the world - and how the world looks at us. It makes us shift our perspective from "me" to "we".
WHY DO WE NEED IT?
We humans are all interdependent in this world. We need to create the new global framework for relationships. Compassion is the way to do that - and that´s why we need it.