The other wing of the bird is compassion. Compassion is described in the texts as a quivering of the heart, such as when we look at the situation of others and three words arise in our consciousness: “just like me.” Compassion is the concrete manifestation of wisdom; it is wisdom applied. If we just have wisdom and no compassion, it’s a very cold,

aucun lien particulier. L’approche du bouddhisme consiste à étendre graduellement ce sentiment d’appartenance à l’ensemble des êtres. À cette fin, il est indispensable de prendre intimement conscience que tous les êtres vivants ont autant que nous le désir d’éviter la souffrance et de connaître le bien-être.

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It’s always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we’ve simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.