The positive characteristics of compassion, empathy and
sympathy form the glue that holds society together and promotes well being on an
individual level. The Buddhists, like
many other thinkers, believe that compassion can be learnt. Do your research
and find out how. When you are ready, write an essay in which you discuss the methods you have learnt about.
Familiarize yourself
with the issue:
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Can compassion be trained or taught? His Holiness
the Dalai Lama, Templeton Prize 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGzUvtqb27Y
Reading material to
make notes on
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Can you teach compassion? https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/do-the-right-thing/201401/can-you-teach-compassion
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Can you teach compassion? http://dalailamacenter.org/blog-post/can-you-teach-compassion
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8 Ways to teach compassion to kids http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/8-ways-to-teach-compassio_b_5568451.html
Videos to take notes
from
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How the teddy bear taught us compassion https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_mooallem_the_strange_story_of_the_teddy_bear_and_what_it_reveals_about_our_relationship_to_animals
Open lecture:
Stanford University
·
The centrality of compassion in human life and
society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSL_xvokoF8
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
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