Compassion and empathy also differ in the effects they have. Compassion tends to be based on taking action, whereas empathy is rooted in feeling. Because compassion is action-based, people are more ...

Just as some people have talent for art, and others for science, some seem to have a greater talent for compassion! Examples abound of humanitarian workers risking their lives for people living the ...

Relationships seem to end in a whimper, not a bang. The final rupture is less from abuse or infidelity than too little compassion. Compassion is sympathy for the hurt, distress, or hardship of another ...

A new research study published in Journal of Affective Disorders shows that mindfulness-based compassion living skills can reduce depressive symptoms in people with chronic or recurrent depression.