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Contributions by authors that address various points of view on the basic elements of defining, practicing and teaching compassion. The information here is useful for both students and compassion scholars. 
Last Updated:
May, 2011
In May 2011 a Student's Papers page was added  -    click here -> ->

               You can submit your own paper! Suggested Paper Topics:  
-> Sympathy, compassion, cooperation,altruisim giving and love: defining the terms.

->Christian compassion: what the sacred texts say about compassion.

-> Address one of the seven assumptions.

->Compassion in practice: part 1 - counseling
             part 2 - nursing        part 3 - medicine
             part 4 - hospice       part 5 - pastoral
             part 6 - family           part 7 - volunteers

->Compassion and sitting with death grief.

->Near death experiences, being re-born and
their possible connection to compassion.

->Developmental levels of empathy and compassion and their relationship.

->Relationship stance (history) and development of compassion readiness.

->Compassion & helping the poor or homeless.

->Violence - offering compassion as a solution.

->Evolution and Compassion.

->Compassion and Social Change.

->A brief biography on a compassion hero.

-> Any other topic that contributes to compassion knowledge.

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There is a seperate web page for "compassion stories". It is a place anyone can add something, including children.     Click here -> -> ->
Comments can be made on the community site - click at the top of this page
For additional information on the definition of compassion and the compassion space go to the "tree"   Click link at the top of this page. 
 In the above, explore a more complete compassion definition, more accurately define the construct, and improve compassion research and teaching. What is compassion?Explore its meaning and its link to practice.  This is a NEW theory, and is not presented anywhere else.  It is based on many years of research presented within documents connected to this web site (see The Tree).  Research is ongoing.
One of the links between meditation and compassion 
Important link between meditation and compassion 
Ideas about compassion and true friendship in the essay above and the one below.
There is also a directory of links and compassion papers located on the Compassion Articles page.

To submit your paper on a basic topic related to compassion just send it by email.

If you would like to see a basic format for papers then go to the student's papers page.

"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival." -His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Thanks to Jennifer for passing on this quote 03/2009
Basic Compassion Definition Papers for Learning About Compassion
Follow the lives of characters in a graphic novel as they face the challenges of living compassionately.
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