Self-Compassion or Selfishness? UU Church of Berkeley October 12, 2025

15/10/2025 19 min Episodio 1
Self-Compassion or Selfishness? UU Church of Berkeley October 12, 2025

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Self-Compassion or Selfishness?

The term "self-compassion" has gotten some traction in recent years, prompting the question, is "self-compassion" an oxymoron? Even worse, is it selfish? Buddhist teachers counsel us that in fact, for us to cultivate compassion in ourselves, we need to cultivate compassion for ourselves. We'll practice that this morning.

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