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Compassion is, by definition, relational. Compassion literally means __o suffer with,_ which implies a basic mutuality in the experience of suffering. The emotion of compassion springs from the recognition that the human experience is imperfect.
Kristin Neff Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
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Compassion is, by definition, relational. Compassion literally means __o suffer with,_ which implies a basic mutuality in the experience of suffering. The emotion of compassion springs from the recognition that the human experience is imperfect.
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Kristin Neff

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

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