Children who watch extensive violence on TV and in the movies, can become less sensitive to the pain and
suffering of others, more fearful in general and more harmful to others.
Within the Buddhist tradition, the goal of this meditation is to increase awareness of, and compassion for,
the suffering of others; however, the assumption is that self - compassion is the necessary first step.
Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by impulsivity and indifference to
the suffering of others.
«[We are] driven by two main philosophies: know more about the world than [we] knew yesterday and lessen
the suffering of others.»
As an individual who has a keen interest and passion for helping to alleviate
the suffering of others and get to the heart of the matter, I work collaboratively with you to transform your life from the inside out and bring forth your limitless potential and have that breakthrough in areas that once seemed elusive.
Compassion is the ability to see
the suffering of others together with the natural desire to help.
When people think of personal injury lawyers, they often imagine an unethical, fast - talking lawyer in a fancy suit who is out to exploit
the suffering of others for his own personal gain.
In a speech delivered at the Vatican Saturday, Pope Francis denounced making political decisions based on fear, because fear «weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, and numbs us to
the suffering of others,» he said.
There are several ethical arguments that can be made that those who have the ability to reduce the great
suffering of others, have an obligation to do so even if they are complying with a target assigned to them by governments.
Bright's protest was followed by others and prompted a national debate about who has the power to represent whom, what qualifies as censorship, and the line between depicting real violence and exploiting
the suffering of others.
Other important photo - essays include Nurse Midwife (1951) and Man of Mercy (1954), which portray two people, a backwoods midwife and Dr. Albert Schweitzer, respectively, dedicated to easing
the suffering of others.
Galerie Lelong will present the internationally renowned artist Alfredo Jaar and his provocative work The Sound of Silence, a sculpture - and - film installation that addresses difficult questions about the human response to
the suffering of others, the responsibilities of the witness, and the ownership of images that serve as witness in the media.
Rei takes on the role of a priestess who feels
the suffering of others.
Oates is equally insightful in her characterization of individuals who seek to exploit
the suffering of others, distorting and denying the truth for their own aggrandizement and profit, as well as those who enable them by forsaking common sense in their «salacious» credulity.
Research indicates that children who see violence frequently on television can become less sensitive to the pain and
suffering of others and come to view aggression as an acceptable way of solving problems.
You really can't describe the situation we are in today as an estrangement between the bankers and corporate CEOs and the rest of the 99 percent that brings out the worst in both — barefaced greed and a hateful relish in
the suffering of others in the first and a dystopic and quiescent resignation to the inevitability of capitalism in the second.
Taking its cue from Michael Haneke's deeper, crueler Funny Games, The Cabin in the Woods explores why we — sicko viewers — take pleasure in
the suffering of others.
Wakanda's insulation from the horrors of systemic black injustice give its people blinders against
the suffering of others outside its borders, giving reason for Killmonger's madness.
«Hostiles» is about privileged white men becoming woke to
the suffering of others.
She's a healer and a nurturer, and her deep feeling for
the suffering of others is signaled by a twinkly score and some serenely lovely mangrove - forest imagery that the film keeps dipping into, as if it were a warm, regenerative bath.
And a number of these types of men are also the kind to behave criminally or with gross indifference towards
the suffering of others.
This doesn't mean you ignore the pain or discount
the suffering of others.
At some point, however, the distinction between ordinary actions and service, or actions to relieve
the suffering of others, disappears.
We need to learn to nurture self - compassion; from self - compassion, we have more skillful means to apply compassion for
the suffering of others.
She told me that most people have to work hard to feel empathy and compassion for
the suffering of others — that this is part of spiritual work.
I have found the beautiful Buddhist practice of Tonglen (breathing in
the suffering of others and breathing out love and compassion) help me when I feel helpless in the face of suffering.
«That is surprising, because the way we measure compassion is to assess how much people are concerned by
the suffering of others.»
The brace gradually coaxed Lidstone's body to straighten itself out, but her experience left her with an enduring fascination for medicine and a desire to ease
the suffering of others.
More introspective Jews would meditate on the sins of greed, envy, selfishness and indifference and how to take them out of their lives, replacing them with appreciation of the abundance they do have in their lives, sensitivity to
the suffering of others, the falseness of the idol of acqusitiveness and unlimited material success and the realization that responding to the needs of the entire human family is the path to G - d's favor.
The faith leaders have also failed to deal with the central issue of alleviating
the suffering of others.
The typical Nigerian personality, at least observantly, suffers from impoverished moral sense or conscience, broadly enjoys not conforming to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, love conning others for personal return or pleasure, recklessly disregard
the suffering of others, nonfamily members especially, consistently and repeatedly have no remorse for hurting anyone and buys into mistreating everyone through acts of venality and deceitfulness.
A Vampire who feasts on
the suffering of others.
Let's be clear - I think psilocyber is entirely into wallowing in
the suffering of others.
Relishing
the suffering of others isn't a compassionate look.
Yes I know that it might be a little bit petty and small minded for Arsenal fans to take some pleasure from
the suffering of others, but Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain is a former player who showed our club no love or respect when forcing his transfer to our Premier League rivals Liverpool during the summer transfer window, so that makes him fair game in my book.
Using this religious viewpoint as their justification for 1) inflicting suffering on others and, 2) ignoring
the suffering of others, all while encouraging and engineering the suffering of everyone they can,... is a clear indication that the Catholic religion is psychopathic in thought, word, and deed and should be abolished by all peace - loving and caring people everywhere... especially any Catholics who never look closely at what the whole Church is doing!
The suffering of one person inevitably causes
the suffering of others.
• Suffering allows us to better understand
the suffering of others, and makes us more understanding and caring toward others in need.
«These are difficult times for our community,» he continued, «and for all of us who care deeply about the safety, health, and
the suffering of others.»
Outside a religious context, you'd call someone who delights in, encourages, refuses to ameliorate, or willfully contributes to
the suffering of others a sociopath, misanthrope, or sadist.
I think much more needs to be researched on this question, but if she actually perpetuated or failed to alleviate
the suffering of others when she had the means to do so, in the name of a twisted view of the religious value of suffering, she is very much in reproach in my opinion.
I'm starting to think that ALL of the desert based religions take joy in the killing and
suffering of others.
Why is it that so many of these «spiritual» radicals take delight in the death and
suffering of others?
No takes pleasure in the death and
suffering of others.
The Bible teaches us that Jesus not does not want Wall Street investors getting rich through
the suffering of others (a / k / a drug company stocks)-- how many people suffer physically or even die from drugs that should have never been approved for use — but instead are dispensed — to the joy of investors — only to have patients suffer as a result.
[4] Atheism in general doesn't give us the philosophical tools to sort out when a greater loss is worth the price of ending
the suffering of others — and in fact it can create dilemmas like the problem of what to do with children who are being indoctrinated by their parents into ideas we do not agree with.
Empathy with
the suffering of others helps to facilitate altruistic acts or to curb interpersonal aggression.
U.S. citizens remain largely indifferent to
the suffering of others caused by low - intensity conflict and the U.S. war against the poor.
When confronted by sorrow, acedia tells us to retreat to our comfort zones where we don't have to get too involved in
the suffering of others.
First, it suggests imperviousness to
the suffering of others.