Cultivation of empathy through deep inquiry means to me to foster a deep understanding and sense of the experience of the other through paying close attention and probably asking questions. Over the years, initially slowly, I have realized that my mental model of most everything is only a narrow sliver of a very wide broadband, my mental model has in regards to some things been rigid, and I've been judgmental. I have seen a shift in my perception including more broadness and openness of perception which helps me to see more and be more accepting and compassionate. What helps me see the world as a complex and beautiful spectrum of colors is being open to the possibility that all is one, all comes from one source, all is made of the same stuff, and all is innumerable different expressions that appear to be separate. Openness to that possibility along with study and reflection became realization for me that that possibility is true.
On Oct 23, 2022 David Doane wrote :