Cultivating Loving Kindness: A Two-Stage Model of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Altruism
Abstract. We explore the role of meditative practice in cultivating experiences of compassion, empathy, and altruism and address an apparent paradox: Meditation often is associated with solitary retreat, if not preoccupation with one's own concerns. How, then, does such a practice promote compa...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2005
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Zygon
Year: 2005, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 391-408 |
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Loving Kindness
B Mindfulness meditation B Compassion B Empathy B Altruism B Buddhist psychology |
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