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Compassion, Empathy, and Love for Others: What Connects Us to Other People?
Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM### Compassion, Empathy, and Love for Others: What Connects Us to Other People? A friend tells us about a difficult situation, and we immediately feel for them. A stranger is sitting in tears on the subway, and we hesitate, wondering whether we should approach them. Someone expresses views that completely contradict our own, and suddenly we find it difficult to respond with understanding. Why are we so deeply affected by the suffering of some people, while the experiences of others barely touch us? And do we need to understand or even like someone in order to treat them with compassion? In everyday life, we often use words such as **empathy, compassion, and love for others** as though they mean the same thing. Yet they describe different ways of relating to one another. We can understand what another person is feeling without sharing their emotions. We can feel compassion for someone without truly knowing what their situation feels like. And we can choose to help someone even when that person is a complete stranger or someone we do not particularly like. But what actually connects us to one another? Is it our shared experiences, our ability to put ourselves in someone else's position, or our conscious decision to take responsibility for others? These questions also lead us to consider why our compassion is not always equally distributed. We may find it easier to empathize with people who are close to us, who share our values, or whose experiences resemble our own. But what happens when we encounter people whose beliefs, decisions, or actions we strongly disagree with? Can we still recognize their suffering and respond with humanity? Philosophy has explored these questions for centuries. While some thinkers regard compassion as the foundation of moral behavior, others question whether our emotions can reliably guide us toward what is right. Empathy can be selective, and feeling more compassion for one person than another does not necessarily mean that one deserves more consideration. This raises an important question: **Does compassion make us more moral, or can it sometimes make us biased and unfair?** And what about our motives for helping others? Does a good action have to come from genuine compassion to have moral value? Or can acting out of duty, responsibility, or moral conviction be just as meaningful, even when we feel little emotional connection? Finally, we must consider how far our responsibility for others extends. Most of us recognize certain obligations toward family and friends. But what about strangers, people living in distant countries, or even those we consider our enemies? Where does compassion end, and where should our moral responsibility begin? In this Meetup, we will explore these questions through **philosophy, psychology, moral reflection, and personal experience.** Together, we will consider what brings us closer to other people, why compassion sometimes reaches its limits, and whether we can treat others with humanity even when we cannot understand or accept their beliefs and actions. ### Questions for Discussion 1. Why do we feel more empathy and compassion for some people than for others? 2. What is the difference between understanding another person's feelings, sharing in their suffering, and consciously deciding to help them? 3. Can we genuinely feel compassion for people whose beliefs, values, or actions we strongly reject? 4. Is compassion a reliable foundation for moral decisions, or can our emotions make us biased and unfair? 5. Must a good deed arise from genuine compassion, or can acting out of duty or moral conviction be just as valuable? 6. How far does our responsibility for others extend — from family and friends to complete strangers, people in distant countries, or even those we consider our enemies? As always, this will be an open and thoughtful conversation, not about finding a single correct answer, but about exploring different perspectives, questioning our own assumptions, and learning from one another. Perhaps what connects us is not only our ability to understand or share another person's feelings, but also our willingness to care about their well-being, even when we feel no emotional closeness to them. 📅 Event Details 🗓️ **Date:** Sunday, November 15, 2026 ⏰ **Time:** 11:00 📍 **Location:** Café Hardenberg, Hardenbergstraße 10, Berlin 📱 **WhatsApp:** For getting the materials, updates, and directions, join our group chat. [Group Chat Bio KI](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ba8ZAaH2Yuk6FGmD3LLO7H)

Meditation Practice and Sharing: Opening of the Heart
Sun, Nov 22, 1:30 PM**We warmly invite you to another event of practice and sharing organized in this group.** **Example Schedule for sessions:** - Opening Meditation, Mindful Yoga to settle in the body and the space (30 min.) - Meditation practice - Loving-kindness, Mindfulness, Effortlessness and sense doors practice (60 min.) - Sharing (30 min.) 💫 What this event offers for you: - Guided Meditations for arriving, calming the mind and tuning into your intuition - Mindful Yoga to connect with the body and allow natural presence - Mindfulness, Compassion and Effortlessness Meditation Practice to explore qualities of meditation and relate them with your own path - Meeting people interested in spirituality and Meditation - Safe Space for sharing - non-hierarchical and non-judgemental 🧘 About the Facilitators: - Kamil is an Effortless Mindfulness facilitator and self-exploration enthusiast. - Martin is a certified Mindfulness Teacher and Yogi who enjoys to practice Yogic - as well as Shamata/Vipassana - Meditation. **Event hosted by: *Spiritual Journey Sharing and Community* X *Meditation & Non-Duality Practice Community*** *"The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does not want things to be different from what they are; he knows that, considering all factors, they are unavoidable. He is friendly with the inevitable and, therefore, does not suffer. Pain he may know, but it does not shatter him*.” (Nisargadatta Maharaj) **DE:** **Wir laden Dich ein zu einem weiteren Treffen dieser Gruppe mit gemeinsamem Üben und Teilen.** **Beispiel-Zeitplan:** - kurze Meditation und achtsames Yoga zum Ankern im Körper und Ankommen (30 min.) - Meditation üben - Liebende Güte (Mettā), Achtsamkeit, Gelassenheit + Übungen zu den Sinnestüren (60 min.) - Sharing/Teilen (30 min.) **Wir freuen uns auf das gemeinsame Üben** 💫 Was diese Veranstaltung bietet: - Begleitete Meditationen zum Ankommen und um sich mit Ruhe und der eigenen Intuition zu verbinden - Achtsames Yoga zum Verbinden mit dem Körper für natürliche Präsenz - Achtsamkeits-, Mitegfühls- und Gelassenheitsmeditation üben um verschiedene Qualitäten des Meditierens zu erfahren und auf den eigenen Pfad zu beziehen - Menschen treffen, die an Meditation und Spiritualität interessiert sind - Safe Space zum Teilen - nicht-hierarchisch und nicht-bewertend 🧘 **Über die Organisatoren** - Martin ist zertifizierter Achtsamkeitslehrer und Yogi und hat Freude am Üben der yogischen Meditation wie auch von Shamata / Vipassana - Kamil ist ein Facilitator für Effortless Mindfulness und Enthusiast für Self-Exploration **Event organisiert gemeinsam mit der Meetup-Gruppe *Spiritual Journey Sharing and Community***

Info-Veranstaltung für Engagementinteressierte
Tue, Nov 24, 2:00 PMInteressierte sind herzlich willkommen, sich über die vielfältigen und aktuellen Möglichkeiten des freiwilligen sozialen Engagements im Unionhilfswerk zu informieren. Von dem Vorlesen und der Ausflugsbegleitung der Jüngsten über die Unterstützung junger Menschen beim Berufseinstieg bis zum Besuch älterer Menschen und der Begleitung sterbender Menschen in der letzten Lebensphase bietet das Unionhilfswerk die ganze Bandbreite [sozialen Engagements](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/finde-dein-engagement/). Für zwei Stunden im Jahr, in einem Projekt über zwölf Monate oder regelmäßig einmal die Woche engagieren – für jede Zeitvorstellung ist etwas dabei. Außerdem wird der Engagementrahmen mit Ansprechpartner\*innen, Begleitung, Qualifizierungen, Anerkennung und persönlicher Weiterentwicklung und Vernetzung vorgestellt. Veranstalter ist das Team *[die freiwilligen im Unionhilfswerk ](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/)* der gemeinnützigen [Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/ueber-uns/stiftung-unionhilfswerk-berlin/). Zusammen mit Kolleg\*innen der vier bezirklichen Freiwilligenagenturen in Trägerschaft der Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin informieren und beraten wir Engagementinteressierte. Weitere Veranstaltungen findest Du unter [www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#termine](http://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#termine). Verteiler für den monatlichen Newsletter [hier](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#newsletter).

Walk & Talk Sonntag in Charlottenburg DE
Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PMDu hast Lust, neue Leute kennenzulernen? Dann komm mit uns spazieren. Sonntag ist es wieder soweit. Wir gehen um den Lietzensee, bilden Zweiergruppen zum Kennenlernen und wechseln regelmäßig die Gesprächspartner. Treffpunkt: VOR dem Restaurant Rocco in Charlottenburg. Komm gerne in unsere WhatsApp-Gruppe, um Fragen zu stellen: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ii4XEqFgMn9CSIxgIO9LHG](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ii4XEqFgMn9CSIxgIO9LHG) Wir freuen uns auf eine nette Truppe. Kleine Hinweise: \- Unsere Walk & Talk Events finden auf Deutsch statt\. \- Meist sind wir so um 40\-50 Leute\. \- Wenn du doch nicht dabei sein kannst\, dann melde dich bitte vom Event ab\. So können wir das Event besser planen\. \- Das Event findet bei Regen nicht statt\.

Silent Reading Club
Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AMDitch the old book club, where everyone has to read the same book...this is better! It works like this: Bring your own book. Come chat, have some tea or coffee, get to know your neighbors. Then we quietly read together, side by side, for about one hour, each one reading their own book, and afterwards we talk with each other about what we are reading. The usual agenda: - Arrival and introduction (~20 minutes) - Silent reading (~1 hour) - Discussion (~30-40 minutes) - Join us for a bite at a local restaurant afterwards, if you like! You may read in any language, you may read any book. We are a group of international residents of Berlin from many different countries, of all ages, and we converse in English. We welcome you! No registration needed – the event is donation based. All funds support the Offenes Wohnzimmer.

I WRITE – A Silent Writing Club (Just You & Your Words)
Sat, Nov 14, 1:30 PMWelcome to **I WRITE**, a gentle space for anyone who wants to write—quietly, freely, and without judgement. We are a Berlin community of writers who gather together weekly to write, talk and recharge after a long week. Some of us journal, some write novels, some do academic writing, many people come without a project in mind and see where the inspiration flow takes them. This is a space to simply show up and write, a safe place to be yourself and to release all your layers onto the paper. There’s no set topic, no feedback circle, and no pressure. Just warm people, a calm atmosphere, and time dedicated to yourself. 🗓️ **Agenda:** * 14:30 - 15:00 **→** 30 min arriving, optional socialising (arrive early, meet other writers) * 15:00 - 16:00 **→** 1 hour of silent writing (headphones welcome, focus encouraged) * 16:00–16:30 **→** 30 mins break + optional chat or solo time (stay and chat or go celebrate the rest of your Saturday) * 16:30–17:30 → 1 more hour of silent writing (for those staying) * 17:30–18:00 → 30 mins of chat, and leaving 🎒 **Bring:** * Something to write with (laptop, notebook, phone, typewriter… anything goes) * Something to drink (there is no cafeteria, unfortunately) * Your current project or a blank page * Yourself, exactly as you are **👉 Responsibility:** * Our location is limited; thus, I am kindly asking you to RSVP only if you are willing to attend. **📍Location:** * We meet at **Heinrich Schulz Library in Charlottenburg**. In the library, go look for the Gruppenraum; I will be waiting for you there. Any trouble finding the room, I will come to meet you outside. * 🚇 U7 **Richard-Wagner-Platz** * 🚌 M45 Bus **U Richard-Wagner-Platz** **About me:** Hi, my name is Anastasia. I started this writing club back in May 2025. Since then, it has been hosted weekly at the Heinrich Schulz Library (who is kind enough to allow us to use this room for free). Over this time, I’ve been privileged to meet some of the most creative and kind minds in Berlin. We have grown very very much, this community has now expanded to more organisers and more writers. And I would be happy if you joined us. Whether you're an experienced writer or just at the beginning of your journey, you're welcome. If you know how to hold a pen or how to type, there will always be a space for you. Let's write together!
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