Via Daily Dharma: Where Compassion Comes Naturally

When you have a deep, deep friendship with someone, you don’t only care, “Is this good for me?” You care for them naturally . . . [This] is vital to developing the deep heart of lovingkindness in the context of dedication to dharma.

—Interview with Ayya Tathaaloka and Thubten Chodron, “The Whole of the Spiritual Life”