“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., is the founder of the Compassion Institute and author of the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) that was developed at Stanford University. He is a Buddhist scholar and has been the Dalai Lama’s main English translator for over 35 years. Jinpa believes that compassion is the best-kept secret for happiness and a growing body of research supports his claim that offering our compassion to others does not only help them, it helps us as well.
The word "compassion" can sometimes evoke unease. Some people express concern that if they are too compassionate, they will appear to be weak or, that others will take advantage of them. For others, the idea of "having to be more compassionate" feels like a burdensome addition to a long to-do list. For Thupten Jinpa, compassion cultivation is not about exerting effort to be different or better than who we naturally are. Rather, it is about developing skills that help us tap into the power of our own heart and nature. Compassion training give us tools that deepen and expand our ability to respond to life's challenges with greater skill, perspective, and equanimity.
Stanford’s Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), is an 8-week evidenced-based program that is rooted in contemplative wisdom and in modern psychology. The training provides weekly compassion-based meditation instruction, didactics, class exercises and group discussions designed to promote reflection that aims to strengthen skills that sustain wellness of mind and heart.
Many students reveal they enroll in CCT to develop more compassion for themselves. One student reported that the training transformed how she relates to her own pain and to the challenges she faces. She says that through the training, she learned to let-go of self-judgement and to treat herself with genuine kindness. She noticed the tools she learned in class made her a better listener and better friend for others as well. Other students report that learning to meditate in class allowed them to establish a meditation practice that now helps them maintain balance as they face the demands of their busy lifestyle.
Overall, CCT fosters compassion for oneself and for others. It enhances resilience in face of challenges, increases our sense of connection to oneself and to others. The program also helps to reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, and it helps to protect against empathy fatigue and burnout. In essence, compassion training aims to help us care for our own humanity with kindness, and provides tools that support us in taking the next step on our journey toward a greater sense of peace and wellbeing.
The compassion cultivation training (CCT) is appropriate for care professionals, educators, activists, caregivers, hospice staff and anyone interested in using meditation to cultivate compassion.
Learn more about “Why Cultivate Compassion?”
http://ccare.stanford.edu/education/about-compassion-cultivation-training-cct/why-cultivate-compassion/
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., is the founder of the Compassion Institute and author of the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) that was developed at Stanford University. He is a Buddhist scholar and has been the Dalai Lama’s main English translator for over 35 years. Jinpa believes that compassion is the best-kept secret for happiness and a growing body of research supports his claim that offering our compassion to others does not only help them, it helps us as well.
The word "compassion" can sometimes evoke unease. Some people express concern that if they are too compassionate, they will appear to be weak or, that others will take advantage of them. For others, the idea of "having to be more compassionate" feels like a burdensome addition to a long to-do list. For Thupten Jinpa, compassion cultivation is not about exerting effort to be different or better than who we naturally are. Rather, it is about developing skills that help us tap into the power of our own heart and nature. Compassion training give us tools that deepen and expand our ability to respond to life's challenges with greater skill, perspective, and equanimity.
Stanford’s Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), is an 8-week evidenced-based program that is rooted in contemplative wisdom and in modern psychology. The training provides weekly compassion-based meditation instruction, didactics, class exercises and group discussions designed to promote reflection that aims to strengthen skills that sustain wellness of mind and heart.
Many students reveal they enroll in CCT to develop more compassion for themselves. One student reported that the training transformed how she relates to her own pain and to the challenges she faces. She says that through the training, she learned to let-go of self-judgement and to treat herself with genuine kindness. She noticed the tools she learned in class made her a better listener and better friend for others as well. Other students report that learning to meditate in class allowed them to establish a meditation practice that now helps them maintain balance as they face the demands of their busy lifestyle.
Overall, CCT fosters compassion for oneself and for others. It enhances resilience in face of challenges, increases our sense of connection to oneself and to others. The program also helps to reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, and it helps to protect against empathy fatigue and burnout. In essence, compassion training aims to help us care for our own humanity with kindness, and provides tools that support us in taking the next step on our journey toward a greater sense of peace and wellbeing.
The compassion cultivation training (CCT) is appropriate for care professionals, educators, activists, caregivers, hospice staff and anyone interested in using meditation to cultivate compassion.
Learn more about “Why Cultivate Compassion?”
http://ccare.stanford.edu/education/about-compassion-cultivation-training-cct/why-cultivate-compassion/