The Immeasurable Practices of the Buddha

Buddhism is about examining the nature of one's own mind and saying you can be free from all this drama. It's compassion that lets go of the emphasis on self it's kindness that takes us beyond our own self-interest. Compassion has to have this quality of equanimity to it where we're not just compassionate for those we care about or people who we like but are compassionate towards all beings without reservation.