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Speaking of the different types of compassion, he said, 'We can help others like the right hand helps the left hand.' He chucked at his little metaphor. 'The right hand does not think, 'I should help the left hand, this is the right thing to do.' It simply acts. Because it knows the two hands depend on each other.
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― Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
― Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
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We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. We must look deeply in order to see and understand the needs, aspirations, and suffering of the person we love. This is the ground of real love. You cannot resist loving another person when you really understand him or her.
From time to time, sit close to the one you
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― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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