We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.

When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

Meditation isn’t about what’s happening; it’s about how you relate to what’s happening.

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do 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.

Love as a power can go anywhere. It isn't sentimental. It doesn't have to be pretty, yet it doesn't deny pain.