I M P R I N T Film Materials: Thomas Lopatka Sound Collages: Nathalie Singer Sound: Dirk Schwibbert and Mario Weise Advisory Editor: Ulrich Schnabel Layout: Heimann & Schwantes Additional Editing Baker & Harrison and Translations: eBook Production: Satzweiss Print Web Software GmbH, Saarbrücken, Germany 1st Edition 2013 eBook Copyright: Max Planck Society, Munich, Germany All rights reserved. The content and works provided in this publication are governed by the copyright laws of Germany. Duplication, processing, (electronic) distribution, or any form of commercialization of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of the Max Planck Society. ISBN: 978-3-9815612-0-3 www.mpg.de 2 T H A N K Y O U This book originated from a workshop on compassion organized by Tania Singer and hosted by Olafur Eliasson in July 2011 in Berlin, Germany. In addition to the support of the previously mentioned contributing parties, this book was also made possible due to the generous non-paid contributions of many friends and supporters. We would, therefore, like to extend our gratitude to the following people: The Max Planck Society and especially Christina Beck for helping to secure the funds for the technical and graphic realization of this open-access book. Studio Olafur Eliasson, especially Olafur Eliasson and Anna Engberg-Pedersen for hosting the workshop and providing photos for the book. Nathalie Singer for producing all of the artistic audio collages and most of the audio files in the chapters. Finally, to each of the authors who generously gave of their time, experience and wisdom in contributing chapters and for allowing open access to their training programs in order to benefit the greater good. 3 Sound Collage 0:28 min Nathalie Thank you Singer Advanced Organizer Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Experiences Concepts of Science of Training with Training Compassion Compassion Programs of Compassion Compassion Thank You Preface II Compassion is... Chapter 13 Box I Myths about What We Would Chapter 7 Chapter 14 Box II Compassion Like to Do Buddhist Voices Box III Preface I Chapter 1 Empathy versus Chapter 8 Compassion Box IV Origin of the Book Compassion in Chapter 9 Education Chapter 15 Box V Introduction Chapter 10 Chapter 2 Burn-Out and Box VI Questions Chapter 11 Chapter 3 Empathic Distress Chapter 12 Box VII Chapter 4 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Video Segment Non- Chapter 19 Violent Communication When I am Angry... Chapter 5 Chapter 6 P A R T 1 Experiences with Training Compassion 0 What Do We (Not) Mean by Training? Boris Bornemann / Tania Singer 1 Teaching our Children – Kindness and Compassion in Elementary Schools and Foster Care Brooke Dodson-Lavelle / Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi 2 Supporting Teachers in the Classroom: Examples from Compassion Training in the Schools Margaret Cullen 3 Compassion-Focused Therapy: Working with Arising Fears and Resitances Paul Gilbert 4 Cultivating Alternative Paths to Compassion – Generosity, Forgiveness, and Patience Barry Kerzin 5 Working with Emotions in the Cultivation of Compassion – Practical Tools for Teachers Erika L. Rosenberg / Margaret Cullen 6 Being with Dying - Experiences in End-of-Life-Care Joan Halifax P A R T 2 Concepts of Compassion 7 The Flow of Life – An Evolutionary Model of Compassion Paul Gilbert 8 Human Suffering and the Four Immeasurables – A Buddhist Perspective on Compassion Diego Hangartner 9 Self, Interdependence and Wisdom – A Contemplative Perspective Barry Kerzin 10 A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective – The ReSource Model Boris Bornemann / Tania Singer 11 Kindness and Compassion as Integral to Mindfulness – Experiencing the Knowable in a Special Way Paul Grossman 12 Understanding and Cultivating Compassion in Clinical Settings – The A.B.I.D.E. Compassion Model Joan Halifax P A R T 3 Science of Compassion 13 Mind your Hormones! The Endocrinology of Compassion Jennifer S. Mascaro / Thaddeus W. W. Pace / Charles L. Raison 14 Being with Pain – A Discussion of Meditation-Based Analgesia Joshua A. Grant 15 Empathy versus Compassion – Lessons from 1st and 3rd Person Methods Olga Klimecki / Matthieu Ricard / Tania Singer 16 Being Kind to Yourself – The Science of Self-Compassion Kristin Neff / Christopher Germer 17 The Science of Subjective Experience – Positive Emotions and Social Closeness Influence Autonomic Functioning Bethany E. Kok 18 The Art of Emotional Balance – On getting it "Just Right" Jocelyn Sze / Margaret Kemeny 19 The Shamatha Project Adventure – A Personal Account of an Ambitious Meditation Study and its First Results Clifford Saron P A R T 4 Compassion Training Programs I The Mindful Self-Compassion Training Program Christopher Germer / Kristin Neff II Cultivating Emotional Balance: Structure, Research and Implementation Eve Ekman / Paul Ekman III Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) – Protocol and Key Concepts Brendan Ozawa-de Silva / Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi IV Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) Thupten Jinpa Langri / Leah Weiss V The ReSource Training Protocol Boris Bornemann / Tania Singer VI Being with Dying – Curriculum for the Professional Training Program in Compassionate End-of-Life Care Joan Halifax VII A Practical Guide to Classic Buddhist Meditation Diego Hangartner Sound Collage 1:54 min Nathalie Myths about Compassion Singer