Pema Chödrön Quote

Compassion isn't some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we're trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves, all those imperfections that we don't even want to look at.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2000) - ISBN: 9780834821002