“So, a few things. The first thing is about minds. Minds are not local to a person, though we pretend they are. If you think about it, you will see that it’s impossible to have a mind ‘all by yourself’. After all, we get thoughts and language from others and the world, society, etc.

The second thing is that our minds (hearts, souls, whatever word you want here, but soul is probably better) can definitely ‘feel’ others, especially others who we are deeply engaged with emotionally. If you ever felt something that others like your parents were feeling, or even if you felt pain when a person or animal was hurt, or anger when someone was being unjustly hurt… you see that you are connected.

Now, the problem actually isn’t feeling, it’s thought. Thinking gets us quite mixed up a lot, the mind invents theories and arguments about all kinds of things… but this aspect (the one that argues, describes, makes theories, etc) is not the one that feels things. It’s just very think-y. So that aspect is not usually very trustworthy, unless it is working in its proper area(s).

Of course we can feel the feelings and situations of others. It’s not exactly telepathy. It’s something simpler: that minds »become minds — »together. All the time. Always. We just don’t usually notice unless we are really intimately involved (emotionally involved) with others.”

— response to a query