"When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help."
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"Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice in public life is considered impractical, even naive. This is tragic."
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"Compassion is of little value if it just remains an idea. It must motivate how we respond to others and be reflective in all our thoughts and actions"
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"Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able to see beyond these secondary differences and connect to the primary essence that binds all humans together as one."
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"The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life."
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"It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion."
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"It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all."
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"Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content."
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"Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still."
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"Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering."
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"Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society."
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"Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer."
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"Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed. Deep down there is no difference."
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"You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion."
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"It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance."
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"Whatever the intellectual quality of the education given our children, it is vital that it include elements of love and compassion, for nothing guarantees that knowledge alone will be truly useful to human beings."
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"Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives."
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"A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness."
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"I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty - compassion, affection and respect."
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"I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities."
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