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Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the…
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The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put…
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So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease…
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Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING…
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When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that…
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy…
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In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power…
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You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden…
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We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.
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Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises…
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Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
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With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.
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It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just…
— Marian Wright Edelman
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Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.
— Pema Chodron
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Despite our differences, we are all in this together. No act of kindness or compassion goes unnoticed. To change the world, take…
— Edmund Bourne
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Truly compassionate action arises spontaneously without thought and is carried out in real action with no anticipation of reward and, indeed, no…
— Brad Warner
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Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.
— Joan Halifax
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We grow through investigation, and to investigate we need experience. We tend to repeat what we have not understood. If we are…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the hinayana path, before we can walk upon the open…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and…
— Daniel Goleman
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Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no…
— Nhat Hanh
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Compassionate action starts with seeing yourself when you start to make yourself right and when you start to make yourself wrong. At…
— Pema Chodron
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