It isn't the things that happen to us in our lives that cause us to suffer, it's how we relate to the things that happen to us that causes us to suffer.

We can begin to open our hearts to others when we have no hope of getting anything back. We just do it for its own sake.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Better to join in with humanity than to set ourselves apart.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.