Compassion Quote by Carmel Sheridan

“Compassion fatigue is a common phenomenon, and nurses are especially vulnerable.”

— Carmel Sheridan

“Do not wait until your body is flooded with stress hormones before you practice mindfulness. By then, it is often too late! Instead, practice…

— Carmel Sheridan

“All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or lovingkindness.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“No matter what we think we should do, I don’t think you can coerce yourself into loving your neighbor—or your boss—when you can’t stand…

— Sharon Salzberg

Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I…

— Anonymous

You might have extensive bouts of thinking exceedingly nasty thoughts, but because you are relating to those thoughts with mindfulness and compassion, that's considered…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Mindfulness and compassion can give you the power, illumination, love, and wisdom to draw higher forms, thoughts, feelings, and situations into your life.”

— Amit Ray

Welfare is ... the victim of national compassion fatigue.

— Ellen Goodman

“In a world where nothing matters, the most atrocious events are no longer horrifying; the most piteous victims no longer stir our compassion; the…

— Charles Eisenstein

“There’s a trendy phrase making the rounds among intellectuals these days: compassion fatigue. We’ve just grown so tired of caring so much about the…

— Stan Goff

“The other problem with empathy is that it is too parochial to serve as a force for a universal consideration of people’s interests. Mirror…

— Steven Pinker

Empathy and fellow feeling form the very basis of morality. The capacities for empathy, for feeling responsibility toward others and for reaching out to…

— Sissela Bok