Happi Kali

“Trust your own eyes. Only you can determine what is happening in your life and what to do about it. The”
― Norman Fischer, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong

“Compassion is sympathy for others specifically in the case of their suffering. Although it is uncomfortable, we are willing to feel the suffering of others and to do something about it when we can,”
― Norman Fischer, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong

“But the whole point of mind training is to promote, to the bottom of our hearts, down to our bones, even to the marrow, the understanding and the feeling that we are not alone in this sadly poignant situation. We are together in it with everyone else. And that makes it beautiful, and even joyful, no matter how hard it may get.”
― Norman Fischer, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong

“The only difference between meditation and non meditation is that when we meditate we are not grasping anything or trying to do anything: instead we are releasing ourselves to our lives, with trust that our lives are all we need. (78)”
― Norman Fischer, Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls