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The book draws on the distinctions between empathy, compassion, and moral decision making. Bloom argues that empathy is not the solution to problems that divide people and is a poor guide for decision making. However, he is not completely against empathy; he believes that empathy can motivate kindness to make the world a better place. [1]
Universal Compassion is a word by word commentary to Training the Mind in Seven Points, described as "an admirable accomplishment in presenting the profound teachings of present-day Mahayana Buddhism" [1] and "An inspiring book for all who aspire to practise the Buddhist path". [2] The commentary also contains a clear translation of the root text.
Carl Rogers's idea of "unconditional positive regard" and his stress on the importance of empathy has been compared to Buddhist conceptions of compassion . [47] [48] Mindfulness meditation has been seen as a way to aid the practice of person centered psychotherapy. Person centered therapist Manu Buzzano has written that "It seemed clear that ...
Karuṇā (Sanskrit: करुणा) is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing. [1] It is a significant spiritual concept in the Indic religions of Hinduism , Buddhism , Sikhism , and Jainism .
Tonglen is a Buddhist practice that involves breathing in the suffering of others and breathing out peace and healing. Its purpose is to cultivate compassion. Tong means "giving or sending", and len means "receiving or taking". [1] Tonglen is also known as "exchanging self with other." [2] [3]
Mahāyāna Buddhism teaches that the broader motivation of achieving one's own enlightenment "in order to help all sentient beings" is the best possible motivation one can have for any action, whether it be working in one's vocation, teaching others, or even making an incense offering.
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. [1] Compassion involves allowing ourselves to be moved by suffering to help alleviate and ...
This is a list of writers on Buddhism. The list is intended to include only those writers who have written books about Buddhism , and about whom there is already a Wikipedia article. Each entry needs to indicate the writer's most well-known work.