From the perspective of Buddhist psychology, compassion is natural. It derives from our interconnection, which Buddhism calls “interdependence.” This can be readily seen in the physical world.  In the womb, every child is interdependent with its mother’s body. If either of them is sick, the other is affected.  In the same way we are interdependent with the body of the earth. The minerals of the soil make up our wheat and bones, the storm clouds become our drinks and our blood, the oxygen from the trees and forests breathe with us, interdependent with our own life. Read on. This excerpt is taken from the book, The Wise Heart.