# Reconnecting with compassion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDPrize@UN
- Speaker: Krista Tippett
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/krista_tippett_reconnecting_with_compassion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The term "compassion" -- typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy -- has fallen out of touch with reality. At a special TEDPrize@UN, journalist Krista Tippett deconstructs the meaning of compassion through several moving stories, and proposes a new, more attainable definition for the word.

## Lectures

1. [Reconnecting with compassion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/krista_tippett_reconnecting_with_compassion/2d3f93a8b593), 16 min (TED's player)