Quotes About Empathy

I will never to the end of my days ever begin to understand my fellow human beings.

Életünk utolsó pillanataiban csak a hozzánk legközelebb állóknak lenne szabad osztozniuk. Többek között éppen ezért olyan megbocsáthatatlan a gyilkosság: er?szakosan oda tolakszik, ahol semmi keresnivalója.

And for a moment she was the heroine again. Battling the odds. But just for a moment. Because suddenly it was clear to me again that all she could do was take it, powerless. And lose. And I remember thinking at least it's not me. If I wanted to I could even join them. For that moment, thinking that, I had power.

Pain can work from the outside in.

My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.

It's funny how easy it is to point out other peoples mistakes and make our own mistakes seem insignificant.

As you become more intimate with your suffering, your heart grows tender.

Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us, ennobles us. Love springs up in tender concern, it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In any moment we can step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of a whole.

It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.

Your happiness and suffering depend on your actions and not on my wishes for you.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.

May I be a guard for those who need protection; a guide for those on the path; a boat, a raft, a bridge for those to cross the flood; may I be a lamp in the darkness; a resting place for the weary, and a healing medicine for all who are sick. For as long as Earth and sky endure, may I assist until all living beings are awakened.

But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance or out of confusion and pain.

In this world, hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law.

Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

When we feel anger toward someone, we can consider that he or she is a being just like us, who has faced much suffering in life.

It's not about you. It's about us. Life is difficult for everyone.

The suffering and happiness in our world, both individual and collective, depend on our consciousness.

True love and prayer are learned in the hour when love becomes impossible and the heart has turned to stone.

The root of the problem is that everyone has to first discover the root of anger and hatred inside themselves before they can understand how it operates in the outside world.

Feel your own precious body and life. Let yourself see the way you have hurt or harmed yourself. Picture them, remember them. Feel the sorrow you have carried from this and sense that you can release these burdens. Extend forgiveness for each of them, one by one.

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." Some

If we are engaged in actions that cause pain and conflict to ourselves and others, it is impossible for the mind to become settled, collected, and focused in meditation; it is impossible for the heart to open.

Notice when you are open, how others relax their own defensiveness. Let yourself be curious, loving, and concerned. Learn to see in new ways. It's never too late to open your heart and mind.