Daniel Goleman on compassion

Sympathy for Greenspan

Compassion is a worthy successor.

But anyway, that's the lovely love. And then finally, the fifth step is compassion, universal compassion.

It s hard to always show compassion even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven step meditation exercise to extend compassion beyond our inner circle.

So it turns out that Google is a compassionate company, because Googlers found compassion to be fun.

Chade Meng Tan Everyday compassion at Google

Joan Halifax Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

Familiarity really is the gateway drug to empathy.

Therefore, to create the conditions for global compassion, all we have to do is to reframe compassion as something that is fun.

Krista Tippett Reconnecting with compassion

So we can ask What is compassion comprised of?

Sparking empathy had become the backbone of Self Evident Truths.

Terrorists deserve neither compassion nor sympathy.

The Bangladeshi government s sympathies are closer to the Shahbag protesters than to the Hifazat counter demonstrators.

You know, if compassion is so good for us, I have a question.

Togo greatly appreciates the compassion shown by the international community.

But what a liberating thing to realize that our problems, in fact, are probably our richest sources for rising to this ultimate virtue of compassion, towards bringing compassion towards the suffering and joys of others.

The court went beyond the requirements of the Constitution that all living beings should be shown compassion, and said It is not only our fundamental duty to show compassion to our animal friends, but also to recognise and protect their rights.

To start simply, I want to say that compassion is kind.

To all those countries and populations so gravely affected, we reiterate our feelings of compassion and solidarity.

Those who do it, helped in Bush s case by a growing religious faith, deserve sympathy and approval.

Of course, China s wounded psyche and the desire for restitution from its former tormentors deserve sympathy.

For the US, sympathy for Arab publics yearning for freedom cannot exclude compassion for Palestinians dreaming of lives of dignity, which for them includes ending the occupation.

Reactions fluctuated, between approval and support to the verdict to sympathy and sadness.

But what came after was far from any kind of sympathy.

Again I am back to square one, trying to sympathize with this new enemy.

You learn to be more compassionate so that you treat people as you wish to be treated.

MacAskill acknowledged that Megrahi himself showed no compassion, but rightly points out that this alone is not a reason to deny him compassion in his final days.

But the conditions for compassion to be activated, to be aroused, are particular conditions.

Much of America is in a nasty mood, and the language of compassion has more or less been abandoned.

Have some empathy let your soul (if you still have one) show its humanity BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com lUnTklMs9W HH Mustapha Abu Bakr ( Mustyblax) April 30, 2014

Then, every boss, every manager in the world, will want to have compassion like this.

So, having said all that, what is the secret formula for brewing compassion in the corporate setting?

And that is very important the Charter of Compassion must lead us to develop through true compassion, what is called universal responsibility.

Immediately after 9 11, there was a spontaneous outpouring of sympathy for America worldwide.

If compassion is so good for us, why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to really transform suffering?

I looked into the face of one of these women, and I saw in her face the strength that arises when natural compassion is really present.

In fact, humans are often driven to help those in need, even complete strangers, by feelings of empathy and compassion.

This will ensure that poorer nations views receive a more sympathetic hearing in the future.

Uncertainty about jobs breeds anxiety, and anxiety stokes protectionist sentiments.

They will consider both easing repression, in order to gain sympathy, and tightening it, in order to prevent uncontrollable protests.

But first, compassion is comprised of that capacity to see clearly into the nature of suffering.

China thought their extradition necessary to undercutting international sympathy for Uighur independence seekers.

Most of the characters on the US side of the border are portrayed with sympathy and depth.