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"Once we are able to combine a feeling of empathy for others with a profound understanding of the suffering they experience, we become able to generate genuine compassion for them. We must work at this continually."
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"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
"There is something lovable about almost everyone you encounter. Uncover it, and you will experience true compassion."
"If only you would understand the silent speech and the real pain within the innermost man of they that suffer in silence, you would never keep silent to their suffering. So many people can't speak everything about how they are suffering for the sake of dignity and confidentiality. Though they smile, they smile out of a deep pain within. When you look at someone suffering, just see how he is suffering and in so far as you can, be the joy to the innermost man of the person to the best of your ability. Don't wait for his words, just look and see!"
"The coldest depth of Hell is reserved for people who abandon kittens."
"Kindness alchemizes the soul, and a sweeter, richer life is the delicious result."
"A brother's sympathy is more precious than an angel's embassy."
"Caring is what matters, not stuff or status, just people sharing kindness & joy in a web of the heart that spans the globe."
"To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone."
"Be humble to those who praise you. Be pleasant to those who honor you. Be kind to those who cherish you. Be good to those who love you. Be generous to those who adore you."
"The practice of understanding, forgiveness, and love is the best practice for a peaceful world."
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"Violence can only breed more violence and suffering. Our struggle must remain non-violent and free of hatred."
"The highest happiness is when one reaches the stage of Liberation, at which there is no more suffering. That's genuine, lasting happiness. True happiness relates more to the mind and heart. Happiness that depends mainly on physical pleasure is unstable; one day it's there, the next day it may not be."
"Meanwhile, spring came, and with it the outpourings of Nature. The hills were soon splashed with wild flowers; the grass became an altogether new and richer shade of green; and the air became scented with fresh and surprising smells -- of jasmine, honeysuckle, and lavender."
"Use your good common sense. Is anger useful? If you get angry at someone, the result is good neither for you nor for the other person. Nothing helpful comes of it. In the end, anger does not harm others; it hurts yourself."
"The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others."
"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival."
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