Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us. Joan Halifax Read Quote
My work has been in the field of engaged Buddhism. That is my own practice, which began in 1965 that formed the base for the work I was doing in the civil rights and anti-war movement. Joan Halifax Read Quote
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. Joan Halifax Read Quote
Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created. Joan Halifax Read Quote
Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well. Joan Halifax Read Quote
Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear. Joan Halifax Read Quote
When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That’s what attracted me to Buddhism. Joan Halifax Read Quote
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? Joan Halifax Read Quote
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. Joan Halifax Read Quote
For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind. Joan Halifax Read Quote
