2025-08-07
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Pain and suffering in life are inevitable.
We all go through hard times.
And difficult as that may be, sometimes it's even harder to watch someone we care about in pain.
I'm Dacher Keltner.
Welcome to Happiness Break,
where we take a short break to try a practice designed to cultivate calm compassion and ultimately more happiness.
Today's practice is a tool for when you find yourself feeling other people's pain and suffering and you're not sure what to do.
The literature shows that when we do practice compassion towards others, it has a snowball effect.
It increases our own happiness and self-esteem.
It also helps us feel more satisfied with our lives.
It's an opportunity to step out of our own worries and ruminations,
which can actually make us more altruistic, less depressed, and less stressed.
Here to guide us is Anushka Fernandipoli.
Anushka is a meditation teacher who's trained in Buddhist meditation for over 30 years.