Summary of Programs Areas
Compassion refers to a deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it... a quality of mind that embraces the responsibility to care for and act for the benefit of others. An important basis for the cultivation of compassion is the simple and profound insight that we, as individuals, do not exist independently from one another, but rather rely on this inter connectedness and interdependence for our very survival. [from: Investigating the Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Compassion Training in Medical School and Psychology Students. Philippe Goldin, Ph. D.]
Summary of Programs Areas
Research, including basic and clinical neuroscience, psychology, neuroeconomics, genetics, sociology, public health, education and other relevant disciplines
Education, including courses and workshops for the public that teach techniques to cultivate greater compassion and altruisic behavior as well as professional education in delivering compassion cultivation training programs
Integration and synthesis of research findings, including public lectures, meetings and conferences with scientists and other scholars that focus on compassion to share knowledge, identify opportunities for fruitful collaboration, stimulate further study of compassion and to determine translational applications for compassion building practices based on research outcomes
