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Being Compassionate

Compassion can be understood as a mental state of cognitive recognition of suffering, with an emotional feeling, and a desire to do something to end that suffering.

Everyone of us has some level of compassion built in, but no one was taught in school how to intentionally strengthen such inner skills.

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Six Habits of Highly Compassionate People

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The Four Components Of Compassion

Cognitive: Recognition of suffering.
Affective: Arising of emotion.
Intention: A desire for relief from suffering.
Motivation: Action to remove suffering.

Six Ways To Compassion

Try research-tested compassion practices, like writing exercises.
Informal compassion: Be aware of the people around you, and acknowledge the interdependence with everyone.
Set up an intention: Find out what you want for y...