Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way.

For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind.

Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.

When we have disorderly lives, it makes it difficult for our minds to be orderly and for us to be at ease with disorder.

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.

We have even done a weekend on Japanese grammar! Not that I know anything about Japanese grammar, but it was Kaz's idea, and it was a bit of an adventure, to say the least.

No single answer can hold the truth of a good heart.