# Expanding your circle of compassion

- Institution: TED
- Department: Chautauqua Institution
- Speaker: Robert Thurman
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_thurman_expanding_your_circle_of_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)

It's hard to always show compassion -- even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven-step meditation exercise to extend compassion beyond our inner circle.

## Lectures

1. [Expanding your circle of compassion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_thurman_expanding_your_circle_of_compassion/1efa2dabdd9c), 18 min (TED's player)