“The depth of our compassion is proportional to the depth of our living. (65)”— Jean-Yves Leloup Related Quotes “Yoga teaches us that we can have whatever we may want in life if we are willing to provide it for others first.”— Sharon Gannon “Familiarity is the gateway drug to empathy.”— iO Tillett Wright “Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.”— Robert J. Furey