An overview of the Brahma Viharas (lovingkindness-compassion-sympathetic joy-euanimity) and the role they play in the path of transforming judgments through sharing stories, images and practical techniques.
Human life requires much tenderness and vulnerability to work with inevitable pain and suffering - the practice of compassion is a wonderful vehicle for this orientation.
The first factor of the Eight fold Path is wise understanding. As we see more clearly the nature of reality, the natural response is compassion and letting go tenderly.