"Compassion is a spontaneous movement of wholeness. It is not a studied decision to help
the poor, to be kind to the unfortunate. Compassion has a tremendous
momentum that naturally, choicelessly moves us to worthy action. It has
the force of intelligence, creativity, and the strength of love. Compassion cannot be cultivated; it derives neither from intellectual conviction nor from emotional reaction. It is simply there when the wholeness of life becomes a fact that is truly lived."
~ Vimala Thakar