“A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question by describing how heart-stricken she'd felt when, earlier that day, she'd seen a man in the street beating a mangy stray dog with a stick. "Compassion," the Dalai Lama told her, "is when you feel as sorry for the man as you do for the dog."” MenFeelsHeartSufferingFeltCompassionStreetsDogHe ManIndiaAskingSticksSorryDefinitionsDescribingVisitingLamaDalaiStray Dogs Author:Marc Ian Barasch
“For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody.” LifeHeartSpiritualSpiritSpiritualityTraditionRadicalProposalBeaconsOpen Your Heart Book:The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness Source: The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness
“I used to think that people who regarded everyone benignly were a mite simple or oblivious or just plain lax-until I tried it myself. Then I realized that they made it only look easy. Even the Berditchever Rebbe, revered as a man who could strike a rock and bring forth a stream, was continually honing his intentions. "Until I remove the thread of hatred from my heart," he said of his daily meditations, "I am, in my own eyes, as if I did not exist."” PeopleIfsThinkingMenLooksHeartMadeSaidEyeUsedEasyMy OwnSimpleMeditationRocksMy HeartHatredIntentionStrikesI RealizedMade ItStreamsRemoveThreadObliviousLaxHoningDaily Meditation Book:The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness Source: The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness
