"[By] recognizing that each sentient being wants to be happy and to avoid suffering as intensely as we do ... [we deflate] the judgmental, critical mind that loves to pick out faults in others. If we train our mind to look deeper and to recognize that each person is just like us in wanting happiness and not wanting pain, then we will feel a common bond with everyone and will be able to wish everyone well equally. ...such an attitude must be cultivated over time."
-Thubten Chodron, Buddhism for Beginners
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