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

May I see my own limits with compassion, just as I view the limits of others.

Since we are already Buddhas, happy and suffering Buddhas, wise and confused Buddhas, we are already Buddha.

I met Kaz in the mid 1980s when we invited him and other artists to the Ojai Foundation with Thich Nhat Hanh. I felt an instant connection with him, and since that time we have collaborated on many projects and have become good friends and allies in the work of nonviolence.

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

Yes, creation is moving toward us; life is moving toward us all the time. We back away, but it keeps pushing toward us. Why not step forward and greet it.

Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.