Analysis of Compassion and Kindness in Qaboosnameh Based on the Psychological Components of Gilbert Compassion

Researchers have been interested in writing scientific articles and discussing interdisciplinary discussions about them in recent years. One of these topics is the expression of the science of psychology in literary works and its adaptation to new theories of psychology. In this research, an attempt has been made to study the components of the psychology of compassion of Gilbert according to the book Qaboosnameh and to adapt it to the modern science of psychology. Compassion and kindness are among the moral and human concepts that have been addressed in the texts of Persian literature as well as in psychology. In this article, the authors deal descriptively-analytically with the subject of compassion in Qaboosnameh based on the psychological components of Gilbert. Despite the overlap of this word with words such as pity, kindness, empathy and sympathy in Persian literature, its psychological meaning is different from the meaning of the mentioned words. The word compassion in the translation of the books and theories of Gilbert and Neff contains the twelve characteristics according to which "compassionate man" is defined. By comparing and examining the psychological components of Gilbert's compassion with Qaboos, it is concluded that the human concepts expressed by Keikavus existed and were discussed centuries before the formation of these concepts in psychology. This shows the literary and cultural richness of the Persian language and literature, which has unfortunately been neglected in our society, and has been superseded by the advanced psychological and Western sciences in confirming such concepts and theories.