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“Despite our instinct to polarize ourselves in the name of survival, an indescribable connection - call it love or compassion - pervades and dissolves our apparent separation. This oneness transcend...”
“Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.”
“We deny the same love to others that we deny ourselves. We distort others in the same way we distort ourselves.”
“In Dzokchen, compassion is much more than the virtue of loving kindness. Nor does the word compassion in the Dzokchen context denote its English etymological meaning, suffering together or empathy,...”
“Being happy at work is possible for all of us, anytime & anywhere, with open eyes and a caring heart”
“We have the "spotless Lamb of God" bound up in a human body. This is the One who loved us so much that He was willing to reduce Himself to a human egg. The Immaculate Conception was not just about ...”
“I came to recognise that, apart from her [Franoise's] own kinsfolk, the sufferings of humanity inspired in her a pity which increased in direct ratio to the distance separating the sufferers from h...”
“The lower a human being descends, the more asleep and inhumane he becomes. Those beings that lack Compassion, Love, and Peace are the true targets of the ego system...”
“Go out and heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons and preach the kingdom. But do it for only one reason. Your motive should be an overwhelming love and compassion for those in need. There i...”
“When we look into the eyes of others with compassion, our personal biases suddenly begin to fade away. Then, we can see others for what they truly are, Human.”
“Distraction wastes our energy, concentration restores it.”
“When we experience dissatisfaction at work, which everyone does we can use our disappointment as fuel to wake up.”
“You will have the ability to see other people accurately as divine, amazing, irreplaceable, human beings in the process, just like you. You will have the ability to forgive them and live in wisdom ...”
“People said things to me like "They're just animals. They're here for our use." I had a visceral reaction to that phrase, maybe because I was told countless times during my growing-up years that I ...”
“Strange that only a little problem of your own will take your mind far from a tragedy belonging to others.”
“Laziness is not particularly terrible or wonderful. Rather it has a basic living quality that deserves to be experienced just as it is. Perhaps well find an irritating, pulsating quality in lazines...”
“The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.”
“The path of compassion does not obligate you to love people regardless of how they act or who they are. It is a path of seeing the truth of who people are, acknowledging all their parts, their huma...”
“Honesty, vulnerability and a good amount of courageous faith allows you to cry out in your bewilderment and not lose your belief in the process. These things allow you to wrestle your faith rather ...”
“Help people help themselves. Dont judge, just help. In this process, be cautious to simply point them in the right direction and help them get moving. Dont make your journey theirs, nor make their ...”