{"id":364,"date":"2011-02-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2011\/02\/reconnect-with-compassion.html"},"modified":"2011-03-23T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:33:08","slug":"reconnect-with-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2011\/02\/reconnect-with-compassion.html","title":{"rendered":"Reconnect with Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you define &#8220;compassion&#8221;? NPR host and author Krista Tippett says we are out of touch with the real meaning of the word, its roots and how it&#8217;s the key element to understanding and relating to the world around us. Watch this video courtesy of TedTalks.<center><!--copy and paste--><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/KristaTippett_2010Z-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/KristaTippett-2010Z.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=1074&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=krista_tippett_reconnecting_with_compassion;year=2010;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_charter_for_compassion;event=TEDPrize%40UN;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/KristaTippett_2010Z-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/KristaTippett-2010Z.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=1074&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=krista_tippett_reconnecting_with_compassion;year=2010;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_charter_for_compassion;event=TEDPrize%40UN;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center>Learn More:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Video\/Preachers-and-Teachers\/Buddhism\/Lama-Surya-Das\/Lama-Surya-Das-Compassion-For-Ourselves-And-Others.aspx\">Lama Surya Das: Compassion for Ourselves and Others<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Video\/Preachers-and-Teachers\/Buddhism\/Dalai-Lama\/The-Dalai-Lama-Have-Compassion-For-Yourself.aspx\">The Dalai Lama: Have Compassion for Yourself <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you define &#8220;compassion&#8221;? 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