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"It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion."
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"He held out a shaky and worn hand and she met it with one of her young and inexperienced ones."
"When you learn to kill animals, you are unconsciously teaching cruelty to other creations."
"Before hurting an animal, feel her pain and see her tears. Then question your conscience."
"Wisdom without Christ brings bitterness, with Christ it brings compassion."
"Approaching others with a loving heart enables you to be more caring, compassionate, and empathetic. What's not to love about that?"
"Have compassion for people as long as you are one of them too."
"A word of consolation may sweetly touch the ear.Now and then a quiet songwill clear the mind of fear.A simple act of kindnesscan ease a load of care.Stories told in memorydiminish all despair.A whispered prayer of comfortdraws angel arms around.Counting blessings, great and small,helps gratitude abound.These acts, all sympathetic,will kindly play their part.But seldom do they dry the tearsshed mutely in the heart."
"You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion."
"There is no doubt that the most effective way to heal my pain is to purposefully put it to work healing the pain in the life of another. But that means I must endure the pain of not focusing on 'my' pain."
"Every peak and valley of your life has led you to deeper understanding and, ultimately, growing compassion."
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"No connection is always easy or free of strife, no matter how many minutes a day we meditate. It's how we relate to conflict, as well as to our differing needs and expectations, that makes our relationships sustainable."
"When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy."
"When we approach the journey acknowledging what we do not know and what we can't control, we maintain our energy for the quest."
"When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring."
"You can see your thoughts and emotions arise & create space for them even if they are uncomfortable."
"Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition."
"Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of giving."
"If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation."
"Loving ourselves calls us to give up the illusion that we can control everything and focuses us on building our inner resource of resilience."
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