"Our lack of compassion stems from our inability……" — Surya Das
"Our lack of compassion stems from our inability to see deeply into the nature of things."
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25 Quotes by Surya Das
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If we accept and internalize the fact of our own mortality, then, by definition, we have to deal with the…
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We cannot expect miracles of mindfulness in our own lives without preparation, commitment & continuing to energetically progress along our…
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Spiritual seekers particularly are on a quest to understand life; we want to examine our own lives and find meaning…
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May all beings everywhere with whom we are inseparably connected, be fulfilled, awakened, liberated and free. May there be peace…
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You have to go through the darkness to truly know the light. This may sound like a cliche, but it's…
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People who spend a great deal of time in their gardens attest to the natural mindfulness that gardening requires. What…
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Like many others, I sometimes find that cooking can be naturally grounding.
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We each need to make peace with our own memories. We have all done things that make us flinch.
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Spiritually speaking, everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now - for those with…
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Learning how to love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life - not learning how to develop psychic…
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We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access…
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The heart is an organ of perception.
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More Compassion Quotes
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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
— Karen Armstrong
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Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and…
— Karen Armstrong
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If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st…
— Karen Armstrong
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Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is…
— Karen Armstrong
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Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar.
— Karen Armstrong
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If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will…
— Francis of Assisi
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Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat…
— Sri Aurobindo
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My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants;…
— Teresa of Avila
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money.
— Michele Bachmann
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Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
— James M. Barrie
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If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of…
— Gary Bauer
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One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
— Gary Bauer
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