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Offering Support to Others & compassion

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Thich Nhat Hanh on Compassionate Listening | Super Soul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh says listening can help end the suffering of an individual, put an end to war and change the world for the better. Watch as he explains how to practice compassionate listening.

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Trance of ‘Unreal Other’

The truth is: Without a genuine willingness to let in the suffering of others, our spiritual practice remains empty.

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How to Comfort Someone

In this video, Dr. Allison shares a simple formula for delivering a compassionate and comforting response to those we care about most.

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FindCenterLighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

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Sympathy, Compassion, and Empathy: The Shamans Cave, with Sandra Ingerman & Renee Baribeau

In today’s world we do not know how to respond to global catastrophes as well as issues that come up with our friends and loved ones. We often confuse pitying others with compassion. But in reality when we pity people, nature beings, or places we disempower them.

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The Compassion Code: How to Say the Right Thing When the Wrong Thing Happens

What if you knew that compassion was the antidote to healing our hurt, hate-filled world? Would you know how to use it in every circumstance, with family, friends, and strangers alike? Would you be open to doing so, even when it involved acts that may seem unforgivable? Would you be willing to be...

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The Helper’s High

Suffering is inevitable. But James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander argue that responding to pain with compassion, care, and generosity is key to a joyful life.

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FindCenterSelf-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands.

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Why Do We Walk On By?

It’s a spiritual truism that trading places with the less fortunate, psychologically if not literally, can be a powerful motive for doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.

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Practicing for Myself?

As part of our #MeditationHacks series, a Mahayana Buddhist who is encouraged to practice for the benefit of all sentient being feels like they are only practicing for their own benefit. Venerable Thubten Chodron answers.

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