Community Quote by Joan D. Chittister

Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family…

— Dalai Lama

“Compassion is a manifestation of the relationality that binds people together in community and that constitutes the very essence of their humanity.”

— Christopher D. Marshall

Compassion is where you have to step outside of your comfort zone, and help people you dont normally associate with, is powerful.

— Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom

Compassion is the intention to see each human being as no better or worse than yourself, neither more nor less important, and as fundamentally…

— Timothy Miller

Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear.

— Joan Halifax

Compassion is concern of others' well being.

— Dalai Lama

Compassion starts with making friends with ourselves.

— Pema Chodron

Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.

— Henri Nouwen

Compassion is a mental quality that can bring us true lasting inner peace and inner strength.

— Dalai Lama

Compassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for people to be the best of what they want to be at all…

— Joan D. Chittister

Compassion can be a listening ear and safe space and it can be tough love and clear boundaries. Compassion can be receptive or active…

— Kemmy Nola

I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.

— Hazel Hawke