Tricycle Daily Dharma October 18, 2012

Seeing Our Oneness Because compassion is a state of mind that is itself open, abundant, and inclusive, it allows us to meet pain more directly. With direct seeing, we know that we are not alone in our suffering and that no one need feel alone when in pain. Seeing our oneness is the beginning of our compassion, and it allows us to reach beyond aversion and separation. - Sharon Salzberg, "A Quiver of the Heart"