There are many times when I have to remind myself that people who harm others are coming from a place of profound disconnection. It is not easy to recognize the pain such a person is in, especially because they may not be conscious of it themselves. They may present themselves to the world as just fine. If you believe human beings have a potential for deep connection, wisdom and love; the limitation in those peoples' lives becomes clearer.

We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That's a fact but one we fight.

In a situation of potential conflict, let compassion guide you.

Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.

Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy.

Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.

When we are devoted to the development of kindness, it becomes our ready response, so that reacting from compassion, from caring, is not a question of giving ourselves a lecture: 'I don't really feel like it, but I'd better be helpful, or what would people think?'