Compassion: The Dalai Lama

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I want you to take a moment to ask yourself if you believe you are a compassionate person. But first we need to know what compassion truly is? Most would say it's feeling sorry for someone. The google definition states its sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. And well that is partially true, it is also something much more. In fact we have been taught it since kindergarden.”treat other the way you want to be treated” this is the “golden” rule and we continue to break it. Compassion is bringing everyone, no matter who they are or what their differences, and putting them on the same level as you. This means you see their need and goals just as important as yours. And you see their suffering just as concerning …show more content…
Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet. Tibet is northeast of the Himalayas. He is a very famous Buddhist monk who has received over 150 awards, honorary doctorates, prizes, etc., in recognition for his spread of peace, non-violence, and compassion. He has also authored or co-authored over 110 books. I would like to share with you a very famous quote from one of his many books “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”. There has been a growing extent of research on the personal benefits of being compassionate to others. A brain-imaging study by the National Institute of health shows that the brain “pleasure center” are as active when we see money going to charity then when we are given it. Also it is know to help alleviate anxiety and depression. because when we are anxious or depressed we tend to be self-focused but by showing compassion to others it shifts the focus of our problems onto someone else's and gives us a better …show more content…
In one building, they completed a questionnaire, then they were instructed to go to another building to give either a talk on jobs or a talk on the parable of the Good Samaritan. The participants were told to hurry, but to different degrees. On the way to the second building, a confederate (actor who is part of the study) was hunched over in the alley, in plain sight, in clear need of help. They found that the more the participants were in a hurry, the less helping behavior they demonstrated. In fact, only 10% of those who were in the "high hurry" category offered aid to the suffering. Those in less of a hurry offered more help—as many as 63% of the subjects in the low hurry condition. We're so overloaded with schedules that we lose focus of what's really important. It's time to slow down, reset, realign and make sure that opportunities to This proves that people get too self-absorbed in their own world that we neglect to take a moment to slow down and look up at the people who are around us that might also be in need. but compassion isn't just helping others it's seeing everyone as equals. And striping away any discrimination amongst each other. I believe compassion is the antidote to
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