# Secret Sangha: Compassion

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Podcast: [The Wise Effort Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-effort-show-4511204)
Published: 2026-03-14T10:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://wiseeffortshow.com/episode/secret-sangha-compassion
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## Resource

Do you shut down, look away, or push yourself harder when you’re faced with suffering—your own or someone else’s? In this Secret Sangha episode of The Wise Effort Show, Dr. Diana Hill continues the month-long series on the “four immeasurables” by exploring compassion as both sensitivity to suffering and a commitment to alleviate it. Using examples from neuroscience, the Milgram experiments, and personal stories, she unpacks common blocks to compassionate action—like overwhelm, avoidance of difficult feelings, the “just world” bias, deferring to outer authority, and diffusion of responsibility. Diana offers a grounding-based compassion practice to help you stay present, connect with your values and inner authority, take responsibility with care, and build wise action from small moments to bigger conversations, including civil discourse with people you don’t understand. Listen and learn: How compassion includes both sensitivity to suffering and committed action What the Milgram experiments reveal about authority, responsibility, and harm How grounding helps you stay present and act from values and inner authority Share this episode with someone who wants to meet suffering with steadiness and courage. Listen to the Meditation: Compassion . Related Resources Get enhanced show notes for this episode Become a Wise Effort Community member Order my book, Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most , and receive special bonus gifts. Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course. Diana's Events See Diana at an upcoming event Connecting With Diana Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show. Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter. Follow D…

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