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Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

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Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

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TED.com

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TEDTalks, TEDWomen, TED, Talks, Buddhism, compassion, culture, death, global issues, 2010

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