I think if God came down and gave us all His version of Empathy then all the world’s problems would surely become a thing of the past.

It’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way

When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened?

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

If we possess narrative sympathy - enabling us to see the world from other's point of view - we cannot kill. If we do not, we cannot love.

Those who cannot perceive are no better than those who cannot see...Those who cannot empathize are no better than those who cannot perceive...

Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home.

We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.

Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.

Surprisingly, it is often when wandering through the emotional carnage left by the worst of humankind that we find the best of humanity ad well.

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

Treat people like people. Beware of pity and patronization because in them, you can't see when you're unashamedly looking down on someone.

When we fail to harmonize and integrate, living systems, from individuals to families and countries, tend to move toward either chaos or rigidity.

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.

When you see a person acting violently, ask yourself whether he knows how powerful he is. If he knew his power, would he feel the need to assert it?