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Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus, empathic suffering is a true experience of suffering.
Matthieu Ricard
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"Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus, empathic suffering is a true experience of suffering."
— Matthieu Ricard

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Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus, empathic suffering is a true experience of suffering. — Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard was a Clergyman from France (1946–present).

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This quote is attributed to Matthieu Ricard, a Clergyman from France.
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Matthieu Ricard lived from 1946 – present.