It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion. Read Summary
I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence. Read Summary
One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them. Read Summary
An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men. Read Summary
Since Auschwitz, we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima, we know what is at stake. Read Summary
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. Read Summary
I don't like people around me sad. I like making people happy. Read Summary
Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency. Read Summary
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. Read Summary
To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell. Read Summary
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. Read Summary
Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind. Read Summary
With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it. Read Summary
Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings. Read Summary
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. Read Summary
I don't dislike anybody. I love everybody. Read Summary
Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. Read Summary
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune. Read Summary
What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken? Read Summary
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children. Read Summary