Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart

by James R. Doty

Like the Dalai Lama, my religion is kindness. It is a religion that doesn’t require a god who sits in judgment or lengthy dogmatic texts. It is also a religion that doesn’t allow for anyone to feel superior to another and requires us to accept that we are all equal.

I had learned to relax my body, quiet my mind, open my heart, and visualize what I wanted to manifest.

a world where people not only did no harm to one another but reached out to help one another.

use the compass of my heart to guide my way and to trust that wherever I ended up, that was e...

we all fundamentally have the same brains and the same hearts and the same ability to change them, transform them, an...

not to define people by where they are born, what they do, or...

Everyone has worth, has value, and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Everyone deserves love.

And everyone deserves a chance, and then a second chance.

Each of us has wounds. And each of us has the ability to heal. She helped me heal. And you can do the same. Giving love is always possible. Every smile at a stranger can be a gift.

We are at the beginning of an age of compassion.

Right now it’s a ripple in human consciousness fueled by compassion, but it’s a ripple that has the potential to become a tsunami.

We are on a journey of connection.

It is the journey of opening our heart to our fellow beings on this earth and recognizing that they are our sisters and brothers. Recognizing that one act of compassion leads to anot...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “Love and compassion are necessities; without them humanity cannot survive.”

collective journey toward greater compassion and ever-greater humanity.

It is a power that lives in each of us that is just waiting to be released. It is the gift we can give to one another.

We need only to look into our own minds and into our own hearts.