“Nature never gives to a living thing capacities not particularly meant for its benefit and use. If Nature gives to us capacities to believe that we have a Creator whom we never saw, of whom we have no direct proof, who is kind and good and tender beyond all that we know of kindness and goodness and tenderness on earth, it is because the endowment of capacities to conceive a Being must be for our benefit and use; it would not be for our benefit and use if it were a lie.” IfsKnowsGivingBelieveKindUseEarthLyingReligionChristianityKindnessSawsGoodnessBenefitsCapacityDirectCreatorProofTendernessLiving ThingsEndowment Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“For kindness begets kindness evermore, But he from whose mind fades the memory Of benefits, noble is he no more.” MindKindnessBenefitsNobleFadesBegetsEvermore Author:Sophocles
“I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along with mindfulness meditation. It varies from person to person of course, but for many, their practice of mindfulness will bring along old habits of self-judgment and ruthless criticism, so it is not actually mindfulness.” PeoplePersonsSelfCoursesNumbersPracticeKindnessMeditationHabitBenefitsJudgmentMindfulnessCriticismRuthlessVaryLoving KindnessOld HabitsMeditation Mindfulness Author:Sharon Salzberg
“Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn’t handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another’s weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other” WayGivingKindMightDifferencesHurtAcceptingKindnessDoubtAcceptanceWillingJudgingQuietBenefitsForgivenessWeaknessAdvantagePatienceForgivingCharityDisappointmentHandleImpulseJudgementExpectingOffendedShortcomingsResistingOffenceHaving PatienceBenefit Of The DoubtCategorizationPositive ExpectationsExpecting The Best Author:Marvin J. Ashton
“The architects who benefit us most maybe those generous enough to lay aside their claims to genius in order to devote themselves to assembling graceful but predominantly unoriginal boxes. Architecture should have the confidence and the kindness to be a little boring.” ShouldLittlesEnoughOrderKindnessGeniusBenefitsShould HaveClaimsLaysBoxesBoringArchitectureGenerousArchitectAssembling Author:Alain de Botton