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About Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)

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A compassionate attitude can greatly reduce the distress people feel in difficult situations and can become a profound personal resource in times of stress.

Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an 8-week educational program designed to help you improve your resilience and feel more connected to others—ultimately providing an overall sense of well-being.

CCT combines traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research to help you lead a more compassionate life. Through instruction, daily meditation, mindfulness, and in-class interaction, you can strengthen the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness. Classes meet for a 2-hours, once a week for 8-weeks and daily meditation home-practice is assigned.

Learn how to train your mind to intentionally choose compassionate thoughts and actions and develop skills that help you relate to others—and yourself.

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A Letter From Our Founder

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “The cultivation of compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if our species is to survive.” It is our hope that this protocol can be a small contribution to this effort.
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