I spoke earlier about the four Brahmaviharas.  I think when we have a certain level of freedom, we’re available to whatever life brings us, and I think that availability is a kind of empathy.  So, if I’m caught up in my own fears and desires, I certainly have to work on them.  As you begin to let go of fear and process fear and purify fear, then the heart is obviously much more in touch.… Read the rest