"Grief helps us to relinquish the illusion that the past could be different from what it was."
- Sharon Salzberg
"We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom."
"We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us."
"We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind."
"We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings."
"Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root."
"The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy."
"With mindfulness, loving kindness, and self-compassion, we can begin to let go of our expectations about how life and those we love should be."
"Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of giving."
"The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out."