Quotes Tagged "compassion"

Spirituality is all about connection - connection with inner self and the Self that is in every being.

Once you know, you know nothing Nothing can stop you from being you Rare beautiful human being Please don't stop being you

To live for others is real religious life.

Think rationally, feel humanly, act conscientiously and the world will become a real progressive abode of peace.

To be a spiritual teacher is the call of compassion.

Courage, conscience and compassion, these are the real Trinity of a civilized society.

Awareness and compassion are the flower and the fragrance of the spiritual teacher. Compassion means living to give.

Be a ruler of your mind and a servant of your heart.

What you breathe in this world may shape you.

Mind you, O braveheart sibling of mine, courage, conscience and compassion, these are the real Trinity of a civilized society.

You my friend, are the only being who can become, nay, who are, the only real, living messiah on earth, to make real impact upon the lives that are infested with the ever-darkening darkness of hopelessness.

Let the poor be your god, and your service to them, be your religion.

Live as a messiah or not at all - a messiah of compassion - a messiah of courage - a messiah of conscience.

To protest about bullfighting in Spain, the eating of dogs in South Korea, or the slaughter of baby seals in Canada while continuing to eat eggs from hens who have spent their lives crammed into cages, or veal from calves who have been deprived of their mothers, their proper diet, and the freedom to lie down with their legs extended, is like denouncing apartheid in South Africa while asking your neighbors not to sell their houses to blacks.

We preach and practice brotherhood — not only of man but of all living beings — not on Sundays only but on all the days of the week. We believe in the law of universal justice — that our present condition is the result of our past actions and that we are not subjected to the freaks of an irresponsible governor, who is prosecutor and judge at the same time; we depend for our salvation on our own acts and deeds and not on the sacrificial death of an attorney.

But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our sensibilities are of a higher order of magnitude than those of chimpanzees.

Light swallows darkness. Compassion eats fear. And life is romance as well as science.

Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development , compared to children whose parents use authoritarian methods and punishment.

All it takes for generosity to flow is awareness. By actively pursuing awareness and knowledge, we can make choices that cause less harm and greater good to others in the global community of our shared earth.

Why is compassion not part of our established curriculum, an inherent part of our education? Compassion, awe, wonder, curiosity, exaltation, humility - these are the very foundation of any real civilization.