Secular Sangha: A Secular Buddhist Group discussion

Use this thread to discuss Radical Compassion: Shambhala Publications Authors on the Path of Boundless Love by Shambhala Publications.

I think a good companion read to this would be The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer, which is a great defense of compassion in the face of ethical systems like Kant's that downplay and even outright argue against compassion.