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“Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.”
― Middlemarch
― Middlemarch
“If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)”
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
― Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
― Life, the Truth, & Being Free
― Life, the Truth, & Being Free
“Hydrogenated and androgynous milky white love is all I have to offer you. Would you like me to pour it in your coffee, or directly into your soul?
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― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
“As spiritual searchers we need to become freer and freer of the attachment to our own smallness in which we get occupied with me-me-me. Pondering on large ideas or standing in front of things which remind us of a vast scale can free us from acquisitiveness and competitiveness and from our likes and dislikes. If we sit with an increasing stillness of the body, and attune our mind to the sky or to the ocean or to the myriad stars at night, or any other indicators of vastness, the mind gradually stills and the heart is filled with quiet joy. Also recalling our own experiences in which we acted generously or with compassion for the simple delight of it without expectation of any gain can give us more confidence in the existence of a deeper goodness from which we may deviate. (39)”
― The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide
― The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide
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