

“In certain situations, manifesting anger is the right attitude; in others it is not the right thing to manifest because it will only add to the violence. In the first case, anger unblocks the conflict and causes another to become more conscious. In the latter, it only adds to the unconsciousness and inflames the conflict. (73)”
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

“Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups, and narcissistic wounds, which shatter the flattering image that we had of ourselves, in order to discover two truths: that we are not who we thought we were; and that the loss of a cherished pleasure is not necessarily the loss of true happiness and well-being. (109)”
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

“Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness. (14)”
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
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