http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-r-doty-md/science-of-compassion_b_1578284.html
Follow the link to Huff Post Science, for this worthwhile article by James Doty, who is a
‘What exactly is compassion? Compassion is the recognition of another’s suffering and a desire to alleviate that suffering. Often brushed off as a hippy dippy religious term irrelevant in modern society, rigorous empirical data supports the view of all major world religions: compassion is good.’
Thanks to Monica Cassani at http://www.beyondmeds.com for the link, and here is her original post. It includes other relevant resources/links around the practices of empathy and compassion at the foot of the post – and is a wonderful site offering a wealth of resources on all kinds of themes:-
http://beyondmeds.com/2012/06/18/the-science-of-compassion/
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