“the knowledge of personal failure ... is the invaluable predicate of all honest compassion.” CompassionHonestFailureInvaluablePersonal Failure Author:Anne Truitt
“The art is about opening, it is not about prejudice, it is not about contempt prior to investigation. It's about endlessly trying to keep from having contempt by admitting that you don't know. Even if you know a lot compared to some other people, usually, I think, the honest experience would be: "God, how little I know! And how much I need to have compassion for myself and for other people."” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsTryingLittlesArtWould BeCompassionHonestArt IsPrejudiceOpeningContemptInvestigationAdmitting Author:William Hurt
“Honesty comes only with sound health, physically and psychologically, and an honest mind cannot be separated from the most genuine acknowledgment of expression. It should be recognized that pure perfection is unobtainable. Therefore, the realization that one's irrevocable faults and deficiencies must be faced guides us toward the first step of learning. We must each accept any situation as it actually is, with dignity. In that fine balance of acceptance of self and the mission to better oneself, compassion, humility, and discipline are nurtured.” ShouldMindFirstsSelfSoundCompassionSituationAcceptingStepsHonestHonestyAcceptanceHumilityExpressionFineBalanceDisciplinePureDignityPerfectionFaultsOneselfMissionsGuidesGenuineRealizationSelf AcceptanceFirst StepsDeficiencyAcknowledgmentIrrevocable Author:Midori Goto
“I feel like the vast majority of the world's problems would disappear if suddenly everyone on the planet were relatively self-aware and capable of honest self-love and compassion.” IfsWorldFeelsSelfProblemCompassionHonestPlanetsSelf LoveCapableMajorityDisappearLove And Compassion Author:Moby
“I mentioned earlier the two wings of awareness. The first step is recognizing the fear of getting close to others - this honest witnessing of where it is in the body, where it is in your beliefs.The other wing regards what's seen with kindness and compassion.” FirstsTwoBodyBeliefCompassionStepsKindnessHonestAwarenessRegardWingsFirst StepsRecognizingKindness And Compassion Author:Tara Brach