Ama La - Dalai Lama, Anoushka Shankar

The real teacher of compassion

In every human being’s life

Is our mother

We are born

From our mother

Our common experience

Our life starts with tremendous affection and care

So in that respect

Females have this special responsibility

Now again, scientists say

When someone is passing through difficulties

Painful experiences

That biologically females

Have the feeling of being more sensitive to others' pain

With that background

I think the young children

Should receive maximum affection

And then parents, and particularly mothers

Should spend more time with their children

This, I think, is very important

So, mother is, I think

The person who introduces to us

The value of love

Value of compassion

So, real teacher

In every human being’s life

The real teacher of compassion

Is our mother