{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Compassion in Times of Conflict\u2014a Conversation with Tara, Paul Gilbert, and Rick Hanson","description":"In this talk, we explore how compassion can arise in the midst of conflict\u2014within our lives and in the larger world. In a conversation with Paul Gilbert, moderated by Rick Hansen, we reflect on how our evolutionary conditioning\u2014especially the brain\u2019s threat system\u2014fuels fear, shame, and the reflex to see others as \u201cother.\u201d Drawing on Buddhist psychology, we look at how a sense of separation and the stories of blame keep us caught in reactivity\u2014and how we can begin to shift out of reactivity into presence, understanding, and care. This talk includes a guided reflection for working with conflict, helping us contact the vulnerability beneath anger, reopen the heart, and widen the circle of belonging. &amp;nbsp; Our introduction music is from &quot;Opening&quot; by Adrienne Torf, \u00a9 2025 ABT Music ","author_name":"Tara Brach","author_url":"https:\/\/www.tarabrach.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40864835\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200771220"}