“Overconsumption is a "cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals." It cuts the heart right out of our compassion. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to ask moral questions. For example, just because we have the economic muscle to buy up vast amounts of the world's oil, does that give us the right to do so? When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?” WorldGivingHeartDoeRunningAbleSpiritualHumanityAsksWaterSimplePoorCompassionMoralCuttingEconomicExampleBrokenAmountDemandEatingMassIndiaBlameDistanceCancerOilMusclesFarmersConsumerismBleedingPumpsOverconsumptionGasolineGallons Author:Richard J. Foster
“A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question by describing how heart-stricken she'd felt when, earlier that day, she'd seen a man in the street beating a mangy stray dog with a stick. "Compassion," the Dalai Lama told her, "is when you feel as sorry for the man as you do for the dog."” MenFeelsHeartSufferingFeltCompassionStreetsDogHe ManIndiaAskingSticksSorryDefinitionsDescribingVisitingLamaDalaiStray Dogs Author:Marc Ian Barasch
“If you have compassion for society, only then will the events of your life, sow seeds of revolution in it.” IfsCompassionEventsRevolutionEmpowermentIndiaSeeds Author:Narendra Modi
“Mother Teresa's numerical results were not her greatest contribution. Instead, she made the world-and especially India-conscious of compassion.” WorldMadeMotherResultsCompassionConsciousIndiaContributionTeresa Author:Peter Drucker
“The life of Gautama Buddha illustrates the power of service, compassion and, most importantly, renunciation. He was convinced that material wealth is not the sole goal.” MotivationGoalWealthCompassionMaterialsIndiaConvincedSoleRenunciationMaterial WealthGautama Buddha Author:Narendra Modi
“Bodh Gaya is a land of enlightenment. Years ago, what Bodh Gaya got was Siddhartha but what Bodh Gaya gave to the world was Lord Buddha, the epitome of knowledge, peace and compassion.” WorldYearsCompassionLordLandEnlightenmentYears AgoEmpowermentIndiaSiddharthaEpitomeLord Buddha Author:Narendra Modi
“Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion.” TogetherCompassionIndiaIndependenceShouldersRepublicFierceRepublic Day Author:Allen West
“The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be respected. This belief forms the basis of the doctrine of ahimsa, which has been translated into English variously as "reverence for life," "nonviolence," and "dynamic compassion."” ShouldHas BeensFormLife IsBeliefCompassionTeachIndiaBasesSacredDoctrineReverenceNonviolenceInterconnectedAhimsaReverence For Life Book:Sacred Trees Source: Sacred Trees