Watch 'Empathy, what, why and how' - talk by Shantigarbha at the Buddhafield festival

This summer I had the opportunity to talk about empathy in a Buddhist context. I gave a talk entitled 'Empathy, what, why and how' at the Buddhafield Festival in the UK. It contains material from the book I've written on empathy (I'll let you know here when the book comes out - I'm currently negotiating with a US publisher). "Empathy is a compassionate understanding of another's experience. It's the basis of ethics and compassion. We develop it by expanding our 'natural' empathy through practise."

I'm delighted to have this record of a time when I was able to talk about empathy in a Buddhist context, in a way that I was happy with. Here's the link to the video

http://www.videosangha.net/video/Buddhafield-2001-Shantigarbha

You can also view it on my website: Seedofpeace.org

Love and life, Shantigarbha