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

Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.

Time and again, people transcend the paralyzing effects of psychological pain when they have sufficient contact with someone who can hear them empathically.

If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.

Never give advice to your children unless you have it in writing and notarized.

Fear of corporal punishment obscures children's awareness of the compassion underlying the parent's demands.

When we are depressed, our thinking blocks us from being aware of our needs, and then being able to take action to meet our needs.