About this episode

Lobsang Tenzin Negi discusses his book on compassion and shares insights on training compassion as a skill.

Lobsang Tenzin Negi is the cofounder and executive director of the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University. He is also a professor in Emory’s Department of Religion. In his new book, Engaged Compassion: Seven Practices to Cultivate Resilience, Connection, and a Joyous Life, he builds on more than twenty years of research in laying out concrete practices for developing compassion for ourselves and others. In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg sit down with Negi to discuss how he came to develop a model known as Cognitively Based Compassion Training, why he views compassion as a trainable skill, how Buddhist stories can help us understand and experience a sense of belonging and connection, and what he’s learned from his work with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Plus, Negi leads a guided meditation.

People in this episode

Hosts: James Shaheen, Sharon Salzberg

Guest: Lobsang Tenzin Negi

Topics covered

• compassion
• Buddhism
• meditation
• resilience
• connection
• ethics

Keywords

• compassion
• Cognitively Based Compassion Training
• Buddhist stories
• meditation
• Dalai Lama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University, His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Books & works: Engaged Compassion: Seven Practices to Cultivate Resilience, Connection, and a Joyous Life

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