Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on developing greater lovingkindness and compassion.

Develop a mind so filled with love that it resembles space.

By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.

In contrast, compassion manifests in us as the offering of kindness rather than withdrawal. Because compassion is a state of mind that is itself open, abundant and inclusive, it allows us to meet pain more directly. With direct seeing, we know that we are not alone in our suffering and that no one need feel alone when in pain. Seeing our oneness is the beginning of compassion, and it allows us to reach beyond aversion and separation.

Some things hurt, you know, and there's pain. But we magnify the suffering of it often, I think, by our reactions.