There is a reason that all things are as they are, and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge, you would perhaps better understand.

The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out.

If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.

The word 'God' defines a personal relation, not an objective concept. Like the name of the beloved in every love. It does not imply separation and distance. Hearing the beloved name is an immediate awareness, a dimensionless proximity of presence. It is our life wholly transformed into relation.