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C OMPASSIONATE I NTEGRITY T RAINING
A S ECULAR E THICS A PPROACH TO C ULTIVATING P ERSONAL , S OCIAL AND E NVIRONMENTAL F LOURISHING
Self-Transformation (Skill 4, Self-Compassion)
A recognition that we have the ability to gain greater control over our thoughts, feelings, speech, and
actions to achieve greater well-being for ourselves and others and then engaging in the necessary practices to
achieve these goals.
Sense of Agency (Skill 8, Compassion)
Feeling empowered to take action to alleviate suffering.
Stability (Skill 2, Ethical Mindfulness)
The ability for the mind to focus on and hold an object of attention (e.g., one’s breath).
Structural Violence (Skill 9, Appreciating Interdependence)
Social structures that promote or perpetuate harm and inequity, such as laws, policies and institutions.
Sympathetic Joy/Symhedonia (Skill 7, Empathic Concern)
The ability to rejoice in another’s good fortune.
System (Skill 9, Appreciating Interdependence)
A dynamic, interconnected, self-regulating, self-modifying set of individuals, organizations, and structures
typically established to achieve and perpetuate a particular social good, but that can also cause social harm
through direct, structural, and cultural violence.
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