The source of understanding is within oneself and there is no comprehension of the world and your relationship to it without deep self-knowledge.

理解的源泉是在自身之中，没有深刻的自知。就没有对世界和你与世界的关系的理解。

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Empathy, the experience and understanding of others' feeling and emotion without confusing between oneself and others, can serve as both a personality disposition and a psychological process.

共情是在区分自我和他人的基础上对他人情绪的体验和理解，共情既是一种人格特质，也是一种心理过程。

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