Evan Harrel argues compassion is innate, visible in babies under two, and can be trained through practice. Research suggests compassion work changes neural pathways and genetic expression. He sees it as essential to surviving the threats we face.
I would, I would say that, and it ties into something you already said, this is innate to all of us. We see in children younger than 2 years of age acts of compassion towards other children or towards adults. We've had this capacity from the very beginning. It can be trained, it can be developed. And in fact, early epigenetic studies suggest that we can even affect ourselves, not just on the neurological level through compassion practices, but on the genetic level. Through compassion practices to become more compassionate. This is what the world needs today. We, it is, it is not an exaggeration to say we face an existential threat, and compassion, I believe, is the answer. And I would encourage anyone who has even the slightest hint of wanting to pursue it to, to go for it.
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