Compassion Talks
Compassion is a social feeling that motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is sensitivity to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based on notions such as fairness, justice, and interdependence, it may be considered partially rational in nature.
Compassion involves "feeling for another" and is a precursor to empathy, the "feeling as another" capacity (as opposed to sympathy, the "feeling towards another"). In common parlance, active compassion is the desire to alleviate another's suffering.
Compassion involves allowing ourselves to be moved by suffering to help alleviate and prevent it. An act of compassion is one that is intended to be helpful. Other virtues that harmonize with compassion include patience, wisdom, kindness, perseverance, warmth, and resolve. It is often, though not inevitably, the key component in altruism. The difference between sympathy and compassion is that the former responds to others' suffering with sorrow and concern whereas the latter responds with warmth and care. An article in Clinical Psychology Review suggests that "compassion consists of three facets: noticing, feeling, and responding".
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2008.01.19-serial.00112A Fasting, zen, Culture, Impermanence, soto, Meditation, Vows, Compassion |
Jan 19 2008 |
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2007.01.17-serial.00116H Lay, Offering, Monastic Practice, Funeral, Meditation, Continuous, Compassion,... |
Jan 17 2007 |
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2007.01.16-serial.00116G Teacher-and-Student, Vows, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Mind, Family Practice,... |
Jan 16 2007 |
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2007.01.13-serial.00116A Dependent Origination, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Posture, lecture,... |
Jan 13 2007 |
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2006.02.01-serial.00004 Demons, Compassion, Dragons, Balance, Vows, Buddha Mind, difficulty, Offering,... |
Feb 01 2006 |
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2005.05.09-serial.00186 Buddha Nature, Intention, Compassion, Samadhi, Daily Life, Happiness, Anger, Non-... |
May 09 2005 |
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2005.03.13-serial.00177 Heart Sutra, lecture, Describe, Impermanence, Politics, Funeral, Zazen, Samadhi, Vows... |
Mar 13 2005 |
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2003.02.18-serial.00168 Continuous, true dharma, Gratitude, Intention, Describe, difficulty, Offering,... |
Feb 18 2003 |
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2003.02.17-serial.00032 Anger, Religion, Compassion, Politics, Patience, Interview, Greed, Emotions, Freedom... |
Feb 17 2003 |
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2003.02.17-serial.00064 Continuous, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Attachment, difficulty, Forgiveness, Chanting,... |
Feb 17 2003 |
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2003.02.16-serial.00164 Compassion, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Continuous, Bodhidharma,... |
Feb 16 2003 |
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2003.02.15-serial.00169 Dharma Transmission, Bodhidharma, Continuous, Instruction, Compassion, Balance, soto... |
Feb 15 2003 |
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2002.03.14-serial.00172 true dharma, Ordination, Compassion, Teacher-and-Student, Dependent Origination,... |
Mar 14 2002 |
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1995.04.08-serial.00021 Buddha Ancestors, Sangha, Dragons, Religion, Diversity, Practice Period, Compassion,... |
Apr 08 1995 |
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November 30th, 1987, Serial No. 00384 Consciousness, Delusion, Religion, Oneness, Subject-and-Object, Compassion, American... |
Nov 30 1987 |
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February 8th, 1987, Serial No. 00386 Buddha Nature, Intimacy, Anger, Meditation, Separation, Patience, Emotions,... |
Feb 08 1987 |
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February 5th, 1987, Serial No. 00377 Impermanence, Emotions, Separation, causation, Compassion, Consciousness, Passions,... |
Feb 05 1987 |
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December 8th, 1985, Serial No. 00165 Dragons, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Consciousness, Patience, American,... |
Dec 08 1985 |
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December 8th, 1985, Serial No. 00166 Monastic Practice, Describe, Compassion, Meditation, Commitment, Dragons,... |
Dec 08 1985 |
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December 8th, 1985, Serial No. 00374 Compassion |
Dec 08 1985 |
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December 7th, 1985, Serial No. 00362 Oneness, Discrimination, Compassion |
Dec 07 1985 |
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December 6th, 1985, Serial No. 00167 Evil, resistance, Pain, Attachment, Consciousness, Happiness, New Year, Don't... |
Dec 06 1985 |
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December 6th, 1985, Serial No. 00371 Attachment, Compassion, New Year, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness, resistance,... |
Dec 06 1985 |
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January 14th, 1985, Serial No. 00168 Concentration, Compassion, Lay, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jan 14 1985 |
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1982.09.25-serial.00110 Forgiveness, Daily Life, Continuous, Concentration, Compassion, Liberation, Freedom,... |
Sep 25 1982 |
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1982.09.04-serial.00111 Compassion, Impermanence, Daily Life, resistance, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death,... |
Sep 04 1982 |
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1982.09.DD-serial.00101 Chanting, Emotions, confusion, Daily Life, Intimacy, Balance, Gratitude, Ego,... |
Sep 1982 |
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1982.08.17-serial.00103 Mindfulness, Daily Life, Compassion, Gratitude, difficulty, Concentration, Samadhi,... |
Aug 17 1982 |
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1982.08.16-serial.00104 Freedom, Daily Life, Liberation, Dependent Origination, Continuous, Compassion,... |
Aug 16 1982 |
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May 24th, 1982, Serial No. 00161 Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Consciousness, Soto Zen, Community, Compassion, realization... |
May 24 1982 |
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May 7th, 1982, Serial No. 00160 Impermanence, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Mind, Emotions, Buddha... |
May 07 1982 |
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April 23rd, 1982, Serial No. 00155 Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Compassion, difficulty, Evil, Discrimination, Offering,... |
Apr 23 1982 |
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April 12th, 1982, Serial No. 00153 Repentance, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Compassion, Hindrances, Don't Know... |
Apr 12 1982 |
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March 19th, 1982, Serial No. 00149 training, Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Mind... |
Mar 19 1982 |
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March 12th, 1982, Serial No. 00148 Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana, Liberation, Compassion,... |
Mar 12 1982 |
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March 8th, 1982, Serial No. 00147 Buddha Nature, Compassion, Suffering, Meditation, Evil, Funeral, Precepts, Silence,... |
Mar 08 1982 |
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March 1st, 1982, Serial No. 00146 causation, Impermanence, Consciousness, Compassion, Evil, Politics, Separation,... |
Mar 01 1982 |
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February 8th, 1981, Serial No. 00400 Compassion, Concentration, Beginners, Delusion, American, Echo, Nirvana, Pain... |
Feb 08 1981 |
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February 4th, 1981, Serial No. 00397 Continuous, Impermanence, Compassion, Silence, realization, Building, Bell, Religion... |
Feb 04 1981 |
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December 21st, 1979, Serial No. 00144 Breath, Posture, Compassion, Discrimination, Meditation, causation, American,... |
Dec 21 1979 |
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March 9th, 1979, Serial No. 00131 Greed, Evil, realization, Commitment, Beginners, Anger, Community, Discrimination,... |
Mar 09 1979 |
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March 5th, 1979, Serial No. 00112 Silence, Compassion, Building, Balance, Culture, Breath, Religion, Suffering... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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March 5th, 1979, Serial No. 00128 Silence, Building, Balance, Compassion, Suffering, Enemies, Culture, Breath, Religion... |
Mar 05 1979 |
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March 2nd, 1979, Serial No. 00110 Eight Awarenesses, Suffering, Consciousness, Anger, Describe, Humility, Compassion,... |
Mar 02 1979 |
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February 26th, 1979, Serial No. 00105 Compassion, Eight Awarenesses, Posture, Consciousness, Balance, Evil, Mahayana,... |
Feb 26 1979 |
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February 26th, 1979, Serial No. 00120 Eight Awarenesses, Compassion, Balance, Posture, Consciousness, Nirvana, Evil,... |
Feb 26 1979 |