Tag Archives: compassion
Interpreting Sacred Texts
Scripture is a transcript of our dialogue with the divine. Its pages reflect the light of G-d, but are not the source of it… Continue reading
Who is deserving?
Compassion flows through us to those in need, but only if we allow it. It cannot be saved for another day, or for a person we deem worthy. Given freely, it can never be depleted. Conserving it, our capacity … Continue reading
Empathy, Compassion & Pity
Empathy is a feeling of concern provoked by observing the suffering of another. Compassion conflates this emotion with action (or beneficial inaction) appropriate to mitigating the perceived distress. Pity may result from empathy and may resemble compassion, but it is … Continue reading
