Practicing Compassion and Wisdom

It has been said that compassion and wisdom are the two inseparable wings of the bird of awakening, allowing movement through life’s often volatile currents. Compassion is “suffering with” and vowing to relieve another's suffering as one’s own. Wisdom is the understanding of the fundamental nature of reality, its utter interdependence and continuous transformation.

As we negotiate the early years of this make or break century, we need to cultivate and manifest these two skillful means in mind, body, heart, speech and action. Fortunately there are many practices to help us do this including meditation, ethical studies, yoga, journaling, movement, art, reading, spending time in nature, volunteering, prayer, contemplation, liturgy and being part of a practice community.  The most important practice, however, is to bring mindfulness and kindness into our daily lives moment by moment.  

Please enjoy the beautiful faces and earnest voices in the following two minute video speaking profound words of compassion and wisdom, of love and truth.