Year: 2020

Having compassion is a core human value: It is the awareness of another person’s suffering, combined with a genuine wish and intention to help relieve that suffering. It also helps create more supportive relationships and communities. This one-day symposium will bring together esteemed scientists, public health experts, and the visiting monastics from the Plum Village tradition to explore how evidence-based mindfulness and compassion practices can help improve individual and population health, with particular attention to how cultivating compassion—in ourselves, our communities, and our planet—can serve as a powerful force for healing and transformation.