“In all kinds of situations, we can find out what is true simply by studying ourselves in every nook and cranny, in every black hole and bright spot, whether its murky, creepy, grisly, splendid, spooky, frightening, joyful, inspiring, peaceful, or wrathful. We can just look at the whole thing…….Meditation gives us the method..

After  awhile, when people have been practicing that way, they begin to feel so much guilt and distress that they just break down, and they might say to someone they trust, ‘Where’s the Joy in all this.’?”

So along with clear seeing, there’s another important element, and that is kindness.” (From When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chodron)