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“My mind is captivated by the compassion of Christ.”

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“When you commit yourself to the bodhisattva path, the path of helping others, you feel as if you have done it before and you have been doing it all along. It is like living up to your inheritance, or taking over your parents’ business. You feel that there is something quite natural and right about it.”

Wisdom Compassion Buddhism Enlightenment Awakening The Bodhisattva Path

Book:The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion

Source: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion

“Sometimes people on the defensive rebound into compassion. Sometimes smart, good people are just a little behind.”

Understanding Change Compassion

Book:Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

Source: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“As soon as your object of concern changes from yourself to someone else, your heart is released from the bondage of the self-cherishing thought. As soon as you change the object of your cherishing, there is peace in your heart.”

Love Compassion Buddhism Enlightenment Awakening Selflessness

Book:The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

Source: The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

“We need to let the heart lead. Compassion is indispensable; it is the single most important factor we need if we are going to have any real success in protecting the environment, in creating a just society, or simply in living wholesome, happy lives.”

Compassion Buddhism Awakening Changing The World Spiritual Transformation

Book:The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out

Source: The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out

“The number of people who believe a thing has no bearing upon its truth.”

Book:Promises

Source: Promises

“You are a part of me I do not yet know”

Inspirational Compassion Racism

Book:See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

Source: See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

“The non-disclosure of emotional pain can be deeply traumatic. It leads to depression. In such situations of vulnerability, one must choose to speak to a person you trust. Someone who could care for you and heal you.”

Healing Compassion Depression Trauma Emotional Pain Healing The Emotional Self Kindred Spirits Depression Recovery Life And Living Insight

Author:Avijeet Das

“But our brokenness is also the source of our common humanity, the basis for our shared search for comfort, meaning, and healing. Our shared vulnerability and imperfection nurtures and sustains our capacity for compassion.”

Humanity Healing Compassion Vulnerability Mgg Brokenness Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy

Book:Just Mercy

Source: Just Mercy

“What a vicious circle we can put ourselves in: we have come to accept the notion of "fix me first," when part of the essential fixing we all need is to be compassionately involved with others.”

Compassion Humility Service Of Humanity Service Serving People Meaningful Life Serving Others Spiritual Path Spiritual Journey Community Service

Book:It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice

Source: It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice

“Social Nines can look like Type Threes because they work very hard and accomplish a lot without showing the stress of it. But they differ from Threes in that they are much more reluctant to be in the spotlight and they don’t support the group to create an image or to win admiration from others. They may also be mistaken for Twos because they are active in meeting the needs of others, but they have much less need for approval and appreciation than Twos, and are generally more emotionally steady.”

Love Compassion Christianity Empathy Enneagram

Book:The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge

Source: The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge