Quotes About Compassion

Ultimately, I hope Jesus will save Buddhism, Islam and every other religion, including the Christian religion, which often seems to need saving about as much as any other religion does.

Kindness is our religion.

We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional, but becoming a better human being is essential.

Usually when someone believes in a particular religion, his attitude becomes more and more a sharp angle pointing away from himself. In our way the point of the angle is always toward ourselves.

Religion itself is nothing else but Love to God and Man. He that lives in Love lives in God, says the Beloved Disciple: And to be sure a Man can live no where better.

To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.

All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words.

The religion of Christ is peace and good-will,--the religion of Christendom is war and ill-will.

The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.

To be good and to do good-that is the whole of religion.

The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let live is its guiding principle. 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah' - Non-injury is the highest religion.

Religion should be a source for reconciliation, for tolerance and for empathy.

My religion teaches me to love all equally.

Forgiveness begins the healing process - when you forgive God, life, yourself and other people - magic happens within. That's why every religion talks about forgiveness.

I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.

Good deeds, create good will, which opens the heart to the good news.

If God objected to [people with various handicaps], he ought not have created such people.

Good heart is the best religion; its light is the most powerful light.

I do not believe in a religion that cannot wipe out the widow's tears or bring a piece of bread to the orphan's mouth.

One step closer to the end of the world. The one-two combo of corporate greed and organised religion apparently proved to be too much for reason, sanity and compassion.

When you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

When it gets a little hard to care, just think about Him hanging there.

Religion is nothing else but love of God and man.