“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
“Nelson Mandela once remarked that he befriended his jailers, those grim, khaki-clad overseers of his decades of hard labor in a limestone quarry, by "exploiting their good qualities." Asked if he believed all people were kind at their core, he responded, "There is no doubt whatsoever, provided you are able to arouse their inherent goodness." If that sounds like wishful thinking, well, he actually did it.” PeopleIfsThinkingLifeWellsKindHardAbleSoundQualityCompassionDoubtGoodnessLaborDecadesCoreNo DoubtInherentGrimWishful ThinkingNelsonGood QualityJailerQuarryLimestone Book:The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness Source: The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness
