tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post2592772849429961907..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Beyond the Limits of EmpathyMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-32169472077859640382011-10-20T09:29:31.030-07:002011-10-20T09:29:31.030-07:00These are profound reflections. If empathy is our...These are profound reflections. If empathy is our natural state then we should theoretically be able to resurrect it and bring it to the fore somehow even after it has been crushed by life's experiences. I am left with the question, how to do that in myself and especially in others who aren't even aware of what they have lost? Is providing empathy to the lost soul the best way/only waySarah Proechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056465056973727819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-10781225996889890402011-10-16T08:58:33.600-07:002011-10-16T08:58:33.600-07:00Miki, I see the "sense of duty" as being...Miki, I see the "sense of duty" as being related to carrying out my worldly responsibilities. I have not always felt this way, but more and more I experience fulfillment and joy from acting on these responsibilities. Here is what Rabindranath Tagore said on the theme: "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.&Ron Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-78616129934082218182011-10-14T08:57:06.243-07:002011-10-14T08:57:06.243-07:00Thank you for your answer to David Brook's tak...Thank you for your answer to David Brook's take on empathy. It is good to answer these statements (especially when they are published in the NY Times as facts about human behavior) with a different and more loving perspective.Liz Wienernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-25012434138156884722011-10-14T01:11:09.813-07:002011-10-14T01:11:09.813-07:00My dear dear sister
Again and again I am not only...My dear dear sister<br /><br />Again and again I am not only deeply touched by your heart and mind, but by the way you bring your message out. <br />I love how you weave together your own words, passion and ideas, with existing "data" which makes it all the more compelling and moving (in both senses - emotionally and action-wise). <br />I bless the God who created us in the form of arnina kashtanhttp://www.asknvc.co.ilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-71846453788458617742011-10-13T20:00:52.282-07:002011-10-13T20:00:52.282-07:00Hi Miki,
Great to know you are going to be in Ind...Hi Miki,<br /><br />Great to know you are going to be in India in Jan next year. I would like to email you about possibilities of training near where I live. What would be your email address please.<br /><br />Archana (archanasankaran@yahoo.com)Archana Sankarannoreply@blogger.com