An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain.

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

Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion.

When you're wide open, the world is a good place.

By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.

Meeting people in a genuine way and feeling like there is a vital and meaningful connection going on makes me come alive.

As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life -- delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay -- I hold this question as a guiding light: 'What do I really need right now to be happy?' What I come to over and over again is that only qualities as vast and deep as love, connection and kindness will really make me happy in any sort of enduring way.