Trinity of Compassion: Mindfulness, Wisdom, Power

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Compassion is a conscious willingness to 1) endure with another their suffering, and then 2) to alleviate the suffering by using the most appropriate means possible, and 3) in ways that preserve the dignity of all involved (meaning you need to have an ethical position about how to be in relationship — for more on this, listen to Thupten Jinpa). Which means that compassion is neither an emotion, nor a…