Quotes About Compassion

What if forgiving my mother also means forgiving myself?

forgive myself; and ask them for forgiveness. More important, I had to see the best in them, no matter what they chose for themselves.

What is wrong with you " he whispered "that you care so much about me " Blay's sad smile added about a million years to his age lining his face with the kind of knowledge that came only after life kicked you in the nuts a number of times. "What is wrong with you that you can't see why I would

God allows himself to be humiliated and crucified in the Son, in order to free the oppressors and the oppressed from oppression and to open up to them the situation of free, sympathetic humanity.

Because of Christ's prevenient and unconditional invitation, the fellowship of the table cannot be restricted to people who are 'faithful to the church', or to the 'inner circle' of the community. For it is not the feast of the particularly righteous, of the people who think that they are particularly devout; it is the feast of the weary and heavy-laden, who have heard the call to refreshment.

The simple and most complex answer is love.

Baz? insanlar haks?z yere ac? çektiÄŸinde,' derdim kendi kendime, 'ac?lar?na tan?k olanlar?n kaderi bunun utanc?n? hissetmektir.' Ama bu düÅŸüncenin verdiÄŸi sahte avuntu beni rahatlatam?yordu. -Barbarlar? Beklerken

I've always believed, she replied, that if God is going to be strict about anything, that He will be strict about the rules concerning hate, not love. And if two people love each other, that has to be better than two people hating each other. Beyond that, it's for God to sort out. I'm too frail to be such a judge. --Deaths of Jocasta

Mindfulness meditation encourages us to become more patient and compassionate with ourselves and to cultivate open-mindedness and gentle persistence. These qualities help free us from the gravitational pull of anxiety, stress and unhappiness by reminding us what science has shown: that it's OK to stop treating sadness and other difficulties as problems that need to be solved.

No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother. Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. For one person, in the dark where no one will ever know or see.

Not all murder is evil... In the right time, the right place, for the right reason -- it can be a blessing more profound than any you can imagine

We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much and the best of us is washed away.

The person who is impatient with weakness will be ineffective in his leadership. The evidence of our strength lies not in the distance that separates us from other runners but in our closure with them, our slower pace for their sakes, our helping them pick it up and cross the line.

The heart, as it turned out, could break in a million different ways: It didn't have to be a loss or a death. No, the inability to help someone you loved was shattering.

You need someone who you can count on to give you this support during your own down times. You need someone who you always know will be there for you to provide you with the encouragement and affirmation you need during the time you are suffering and to celebrate with you when you triumph.

The problem comes in when you sacrifice your peace of mind and happiness for the sake of others.

At the heart of compassion is the ability to put yourself in other people's shoes and tempering your reactions to them through empathy. If you do not understand what someone is going through it is hard to feel compassion for them. You do not want to be that person who is always telling others 'I wish you would just get over it already'.

When people tell you their problems do not be dismissive of them and their feelings.

When you are able to share those things that you consider precious to you, their hold over you diminishes. Unshackled by the love of possessions that have no meaning, you are free to search for a happiness based on love and compassion for other people rather than things. Interacting

A banner hung over the break-room door, facing out so any who came in would see the sentiment: NO MATTER YOUR RACE, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WE PROTECT AND SERVE, BECAUSE YOU COULD GET DEAD.

those who love suffer when who they love suffers.

Friends give you a cushion for the fall, even when you think you don't need or want one.

Love, Eve thought, came in all colors, shapes, and sizes.

Sometimes a well-placed lie saved friendships, and sanity.