When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack.

We recognize that real educational reform is essential if today's and tomorrow's children are to live in a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.

As soon as you say, "are you feeling X because I ..." Then the Jackal starts to salivate because he can educate the person that he's the cause of his pain.

Anger tells us we've disconnected from life. The purpose in anger is to use it to come back to life.

Translate all self-judgments into self-empathy.

Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.

Unless we as social change agents come from a certain spirituality, we're likely to create more harm than good.