Something I need to remind myself of

The Tibetan Buddhist system of developing compassion focuses on repaying the kindness of others. In ...the West, many say it is vital for spiritual growth to have compassion for yourself. However, it eludes me how the actual practice of developing great altruistic awakening called bodhichitta can come from that attitude! I suppose that if you have compassion for yourself based on seeing yourself as "other" in an altruistic manner and not self gratification, then good! ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche