Quotes About Compassion

when we harm another, we are harming ourselves.

the best way to serve ourselves is to love and care for others. These are powerful tools for dissolving the barriers that perpetuate the suffering of all beings.

If we find ourselves unworkable and give up on ourselves, then we'll find others unworkable and give up on them.

To make things as easy as possible to under stand, we can summarize the four boundless qualities in the single phrase "a kind heart." Just train yourself to have a kind heart always and in all situations. —PATRUL RINPOCHE

the only time we ever know what's really going on is when the rug's been pulled out and we can't find anywhere to land. We use these situations either to wake ourselves up or to put ourselves to sleep. Right now—in the very instant of groundlessness—is the seed of taking care of those who need our care and of discovering our goodness.

Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.

Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.

I just want to touch people's ears. I want to touch people's lives. I want to give them something they can release to towards their anger.

Feeling someone else's anger is bad; being left alone is worse.

A flood of emotions rushes into me. Pain and anger. Sadness and pity. But most surprising of all, hope.

To behave rightly, we ourselves should never lay a hand on our servants as long as our anger lasts. Things will seem different to us when we have quieted and cooled down.

Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly.

Along with selfishness, anger is one of the most serious problems facing the world today

More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.

A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.

Like a cube of ice, anger cannot be eliminated by applying force, only by applying warmth, compassion and kindness.

There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively.

To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that summum bonum, the greatest good.

Your anger, pride, deceit, and greed should be such that they hurt no one. If they are limited to where they only hurt only you and no one else, then the path of liberation is open.

Remember, confrontation is about reconciliation and awareness, not judgement or anger.

Remember Grace, if you let anger into your heart, it will push out your ability to love.

Real, lasting closure is never secured through retribution or retaliation.

Do not let your anger lead to hatred, as you will hurt yourself more than you would the other.

To ease the pain, erase the anger.