" When we experience true compassion in our lives, our sense of separation between ourselves and others, all life, and the world, as well as within ourselves, disappears. Albert Einstein recognized the power of compassion in our lives, as well as the potential it holds to alleviate suffering. In his words, “Our task must be to free ourselves . . . by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”10 The fourteenth Dalai Lama carried this understanding from personal healing to global survival, stating, “I truly believe that compassion provides the basis of human survival.”11 The recognition of compassion’s role in our lives opens the door to the depths of our greatest self-mastery and the extraordinary experiences that make us human. "

― Gregg Braden , Human by Design: From Evolution by Chance to Transformation by Choice