“A compassionate willingess is required - as is the courage to live before the fact, before the understanding, before any rational support or certainty, to live the moment to its natural peak and conclusion, and to accept with dignity whatever joy, grief, misfortune, or unexpectedness occurs.” MomentsFactsJoyUnderstandingNaturalGriefAcceptingSupportDignityRationalConclusionCertaintyVulnerabilityMisfortunesCompassionateLive In The MomentUnexpectedness Author:Clark Moustakas
“How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached to a conclusion? When you accept your guru, you have come to a conclusion, or when you strongly believe in god or in a saviour, this or that, can there be compassion? You may do social work, help the poor out of pity, out of sympathy, out of charity, but is all that love and compassion?” IfsBelieveMayHelpingSocialPoorCompassionAcceptingCharityScripturePityConclusionBelieve In GodCompassionateBelieve In YouSocial WorkGuruSaviourLove And CompassionHelp The Poor Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.” ThinkingKnowsWorldShouldFirstsFormNamesGivenPoorExistenceAcceptingPovertyFirst TimeConclusionAwardsPoorestHomage Author:Mother Teresa
“Logic is something the mind has created to conceal its timidity, a hocus-pocus designed to give formal validity to conclusions we are willing to accept if everybody else in our set will too.” IfsGivingMindAcceptingWillingLogicConclusionFormalValidityTimidityHocus Pocus Author:Carl L. Becker
“I came to the conclusion then that "continual mindfulness". . . must mean, not a sergeantmajor-like drilling of thoughts, but a continual readiness to accept whatever came.” MeanAcceptingMindfulnessConclusionReadinessDrilling Author:Marion Milner
“I've come to the possible conclusion that being a comedic writer/director is like running track. You do it for a certain amount of time and then you have to stop. Or you at least have to accept that you're not going to be at the top of your game. And that's OK.” RunningCertainGamesAcceptingAmountDirectorsTrackConclusionComedicRunning Track Author:David Wain