Compassion
Empathy in Action
Compassion is the deep awareness of the suffering of others combined with the desire to relieve it. It goes beyond empathy to include action and a genuine wish to help those in need.
The Compassion Virtue Continuum
The balance between hardness and taking on all suffering
Real-world scenarios where compassion makes a difference
Understand how compassion shapes our interactions
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What is compassion fundamentally about?
Sacred teachings on Compassion • Curated by The Virtues Project™ • Purchase Cards on Amazon
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Theme Song
We are the World
by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
A charity single written to aid famine relief in Africa.
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