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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 1H 33M

The Measure of Our Humanity: COMPASSION

from Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast

In this session of The Measure of Our Humanity, Roshi Joan Halifax draws on her newly written essay “Mutual Belonging, Compassion, and Social Responsibility” to offer a radical reframing of compassion for a world in crisis. Too often reduced to kindness or pity, Roshi teaches compassion as something far more radical: “Compassion is not an emotion. Compassion is natural courage. Source

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