“Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.” ThinkingCompassionWeak Author:Joan Halifax
“I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own mind and heart.” MindHeartI CanReadingMy OwnCompassionSubjectsPaperIncludingHeart And Mind Author:Joan Halifax
“If compassion is so good for us, why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to transform suffering?” IfsInspirationCareMotivationSufferingCan DoCompassionHealthTrainGoodHealth CareHealthcareProviders Author:Joan Halifax
“May I see my own limits with compassion, just as I view the limits of others.” MayMy OwnViewsCompassionLimits Author:Joan Halifax
“We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.” HumansWellsAgeCompassionKnownSurvivalResilienceLuxuryWell Being Author:Joan Halifax
“Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way.” WayHelpingCompassionCapacityHelping OthersDevelopingSkillful Author:Joan Halifax
“Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.” ThinkingCompassionPromiseI PromiseDrains Author:Joan Halifax
“Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear.” InspirationMotivationCompassionMoralEnemyPityOutrageMoral Outrage Author:Joan Halifax
“Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the generation of compassion, actually mobilizes our immunity.” WorldFacesSocialCompassionGenerationsPoisonOur WorldHealthcarePsychoShrinkingImmunityToxins Author:Joan Halifax
“Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.” MayWishCompassionCapacityDefined Author:Joan Halifax
