Compassion Quote by Jean-Yves Leloup

““It is important never to separate love and knowledge, compassion and wisdom. A wisdom without compassion is closed upon itself and does not bear fruit. A compassion without wisdom is a madness and a cause of suffering.””

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“The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)”

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“Much blood has been spilled over words, and a great deal of it over the word ‘God.’ (125)”

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“Sometimes the best answer to a question is another question. Is it not by asking questions that we stimulate each other to reach more…

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“To be grounded in an attitude of compassion is to be capable of receiving and welcoming the suffering, which the other is giving us.…

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“In certain situations, manifesting anger is the right attitude; in others it is not the right thing to manifest because it will only add…

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“The best religion or practice is the one that makes us better. (42)”

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