The experience of compassion is complete abandonment of the… - Christopher K. Germer

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The experience of compassion is complete abandonment of the inclination to resist emotional discomfort. It’s full acceptance: of the person, of the pain, and of our own reactions to the pain.

Christopher K. Germer

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