Abstract
We examined an effect to the empathy as examination of the effects of the meditation in this study. Persons of investigation object are the university counseling center staff. About the measurement of the empathy, we used the Interpersonal Reactivity Index that reconstituted a standard of IRI, a question paper consisting of all 20 items. As a result, there are differences before meditation measurements of emotional empathy characteristics and empathy characteristics of the recognition of the empathy, and empathy rose of the effects of meditation was recognized. Meditation could become one tool for cultivating empathy was suggested.
