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Interview on Mutual Responsibility

Compassion & Altruism Are The Keys To Personal, Social & Global Happiness

James Doty's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

Dr Doty is a neuro-scientist and shares science that relates to compassion. He explains how we are genetically designed for bonding, nurturing and being in a caring community. The health results of compassionate behavior are happiness and longevity. He discusses many experiments and uses visual aids not available here.

HuffPost Live Interview

Awakin Calls Interview

James Doty, M.D. is a neurosurgeon and founder of Project Compassion at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University.

Experience L!fe Interview

How compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.

Think Again Podcast ep. 32 – Compassion and the Prison State

“Justice without the opportunity for redemption is torture.” -- James Doty

Thinking about thinking

Excerpt from Into the Magic Shop, Chapter One, by Dr. James R. Doty, MD

"Do you know what a mantra is, Jim?"

I shook my head. I didn't have a clue.

"It's kind of like a song or a sound you make that helps you focus your mind. Just like you've been focusing your mind on your breathing or the candle, this is another way to trick your mind."