“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Buddha Compassion comes from the heart and, feeling the suffering, desires to alleviate it. All suffering comes from feeling disconnected from Spirit, our Infinite nature. Compassion recognizes that the only reason we or someone else might do something intentionally that hurts or harms you or another is because…
“A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.” ~ Bryant H. McGill This is truly a sad state for all involved. Yet we all have to face this challenge at times. And for some of us it takes…
“In cultivating loving kindness, we train first to be honest, loving, and compassionate toward ourselves. Rather than nurturing self-denigration, we begin to cultivate a clear-seeing kindness. Sometimes we feel good and strong. Sometimes we feel inadequate and weak. But our loving-kindness is unconditional. No matter how we feel, we can aspire to be happy. We…
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou So, my friend, what do you remember most about people? Yep, well, that’s all you need to know… …about them, …about you, …about how you should treat…
“If someone greets me with a nice smile, and expresses a genuinely friendly attitude, I appreciate it very much. Though I might not know that person or understand their language, they instantly gladden my heart… Kindness and love, a real sense of brotherhood and sisterhood, these are very precious. They make community possible and thus…
“A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.” ~ Bryant H. McGill This is truly a sad state for all involved. Yet we all have to face this challenge at times. And for some of us it takes…
“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Sometimes we under estimate the impact a simple gesture can have. Sharing love and kindness is truly the best gift you can give; not just to another, my friend, but to yourself…
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda We’re taught as children to treat others the way we like to be treated. It’s the Golden Rule. We all learn it. Very simply, my friend, it boils down to kindness. In every interaction with everyone everywhere, use kindness.