“Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.”

“With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.”

“over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind." Page 62”

“The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy.”

“We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.”

“We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.”

“If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.”