A spiritual leader does not say, ‘Follow me.’ A spiritual leader says, ‘I’ll go first.’ Decide today to take the oath: I promise to “go first” in demonstrating forgiveness, compassion, understanding, generosity, kindness, cheerfulness, positivity, and love. — Neale Donald Walsch
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Thought for Today
“There are many goals but one path – the path of compassion.” ― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
101 Positive rEsources: Affirmations and Compassion
Remember that resource list I published here some time ago? Well it just sat there on it’s own page with only a handful of people ever looking at it. During this difficult time I know people will be needing these resources more than ever making it important to get them out where people will beContinue reading “101 Positive rEsources: Affirmations and Compassion”
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“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” — Tenzin Gyatso,” 14th Dalai Lama, as quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71
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“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.” — Thomas Merton, in his final address, during a conference on East-West monastic dialogue, delivered just two hours before his death (10 December 1968),Continue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
“A religious man is a person … whose greatest passion is compassion.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel in New York Journal-American (5 April 1963) [Source: wikiquote]
Thought for Today
“When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person’s life. You must learn to follow that love. Don’t ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.” – Joel Osteen
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