Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

http://www.ted.com Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the end of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, as well as deep insight into the nature of empathy.

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