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Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

Joan Halifax · TED

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About

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDWomen 2010
Speaker
Joan Halifax
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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