Glen Svensson
  • Home
  • Schedule
    • 2023
  • Recordings
    • Since 2020
    • 2017 - 2019
    • Selected talks
    • Other languages >
      • Español >
        • FPMT Bilbao
        • Tergar Puebla
      • Pусский >
        • FCS Moscow
      • Latviešu >
        • FPMT Riga
  • Materials
  • Articles
  • Gallery
    • Group photos
    • Venues >
      • Estonia
      • India
      • Italy
      • New Zealand
      • Russia
      • USA
  • Donate

How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life (Jill Suttie)

1/9/2021

0 Comments

 
A new study suggests that everyday experiences of empathy contribute to our well-being and kind behavior toward others.

Empathy is one of many skills that help us build better relationships. When we resonate with people’s feelings, consider their perspective, or feel compassion for them, we are more likely to be generous and altruistic, and less likely to be prejudiced against them.
​
But empathy can sometimes feel like a lofty concept. While it may be good for us and others, what does it actually look like in real life, and how can we cultivate it? Findings from lab studies don’t give us the full picture, often suffering from narrow definitions of empathy and not reflecting people’s everyday empathy experiences. more...

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

"I am delighted that the Center for Contemplative Research is offering opportunities for rigorous mind-training and collaborative research by practiced contemplatives and scientists. Together they seek to explore the inner sources of mental conflict and distress, the roots of genuine well-being, and the origins, nature, and potentials of the mind."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               His Holiness The Dalai Lama
     
  • Home
  • Schedule
    • 2023
  • Recordings
    • Since 2020
    • 2017 - 2019
    • Selected talks
    • Other languages >
      • Español >
        • FPMT Bilbao
        • Tergar Puebla
      • Pусский >
        • FCS Moscow
      • Latviešu >
        • FPMT Riga
  • Materials
  • Articles
  • Gallery
    • Group photos
    • Venues >
      • Estonia
      • India
      • Italy
      • New Zealand
      • Russia
      • USA
  • Donate