At Upaya Zen Center, planting, prayer, and Indigenous wisdom come together in a living practice of care for the Earth

Compassion is unprescribed, context dependent and involves the capacity to attend to the experience of others; to feel concern for others; to sense what will serve others; and potentially to be able to be of service. It is not self-focused but a response to the inclusive context of our lived experience. Simply put, compassion is the intention and commitment to alleviate the suffering of others in a non-prescriptive and non-transactional way.