Our minds have become so hard and harsh, so greedy and grasping, that reality flees from us, and we end up having to make a simulation instead. This is why Buddhism emphasises a compassionate mind rather than a comprehending mind. Compassion effectively means 'with heart' whereas comprehend means 'with grasping.' In Taiji we talk about a yielding mind – Keep to a yielding mind – a mind always melting and giving way, always allowing – in fact encouraging – the Other.