A Prerequisite To Empathy Is Simply Paying

Making Choices That Improve Things For All Of Us On The Planet Is An Act Of Compassion, A Simple Act We Can Do Any Time We Go Shopping.

Compassion Begins With Attention.

Simply Paying Attention Allows Us To Build An Emotional Connection. Lacking Attention, Empathy Hasn't A Chance.

Directing Attention Toward Where It Needs To Go Is A Primal Task Of Leadership.

There Are A Host Of Surprises Among Longer-term Meditators, Like A Boost In The Immune System From A Day Of Practice, Which Is Not Seen In Beginners, And A Rapid Recovery From Stress Or Pain. At The "olympic Level" We Find There Is No Anticipatory Anxiety When The Stress Of Pain Is Certain To Come, And No Lingering Aftereffects - Unlike The Stress Reactions In Ordinary Folk.