Raghu and his son Noah talk with Joseph Goldstein about the necessity of embracing suffering in order to activate compassion. Raghu, Joseph, and Noah explore these topics: - Empathy and compassion for global suffering - Fixing your own heart in order to offer compassion to others - Lessons from Tsoknyi Rinpoche on “California Compassion” - Checking in with our motivations and intentions - The tendency to avoid suffering - How a willingness to look at suffering is a precursor to compassion - Renunciation and the willingness to let go of our own comfort - Reminding ourselves that it is okay to feel the unpleasant - Using suffering to learn something meaningful - The suffering that comes along with aging - Meditating on the our finiteness - A guided Mudita practice with Joseph “Compassion arises when we’re willing to come close to suffering. That’s the cause for compassion, and if we don’t have that willingness, it’s not going to arise because the compassion is in response to the suffering in the world, in other people, even in ourselves.” – Joseph Goldstein ================ Embracing Suffering with Joseph Goldstein, Noah Markus & Raghu Markus – Mindrolling Podcast Ep. 520 - https://youtu.be/WQHsTV17djk Raghu Markus – Mindrolling – Ep. 520 – Embracing Suffering with Joseph Goldstein & Noah Markus - https://beherenownetwork.com/raghu-markus-mindrolling-ep-520-embracing-suffering-with-joseph-goldstein-noah-markus ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfg Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenownetwork ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/