We Become Compassionate Not From Altruism Which

I Come From A Missionary Family - I Grew Up In China - And In My Case, My Religious Upbringing Was Positive. Of Course, Not Everyone Has This Experience. I Know Many Of My Students Are What I Have Come To Think Of As Wounded Christians Or Wounded Jews. What Came Through To Them Was Dogmatism And Moralism, And It Rubbed Them The Wrong Way.

Most Of The Book Deals With Things We Already Know Yet Never Learn.

'blessed Are The Poor In Spirit, For They Shall See God' Suggested To Me A Heavenly Welfare Program For The Meek. Today That Saying Reveals An Astute Insight Into Egotism, About How Those With Swollen Pride Or Vanity Cannot See Anything Larger Than Themselves.

When There Are Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Altered Traits Are More Important Than Altered States.

Poetry Is A Special Use Of Language That Opens Onto The Real. The Business Of The Poet Is Truth Telling, Which Is Why In The Celtic Tradition No One Could Be A Teacher Unless He Or She Was A Poet.