Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched by the vulnerability and suffering that is within ourselves and all beings. The full flowering of compassion also includes action: Not only do we attune to the presence of suffering, we respond to it.
Tara BrachThere's healthy attachment, like with a mother and child. It's biologically part of our survival.
Tara BrachSometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
Tara Brach