Compassion

“Compassion itself is an action. It must pierce the heart in such a way that the heart is translated into action. We train to express compassion through every pore of our bodies and to radiate compassion directly to anyone we see.” - the Gyalwang Karmapa.

Commentary by Jerome:  

Compassion can manifest as our bodily actions, speech and thought. In our lives, we must incorporate it so well that it becomes part of us and it becomes natural for us to help others. In meditation, the compassionate mind energy can radiate through every part of our body to all sentient beings without discrimination (whether high or low, rich or poor, good or bad) in such a way that the heart will quiver at the sorrowful states of other beings.