“whom we saw every day, and whose very existence appeared a part of our own, can have departed forever—that the brightness of a beloved eye can have been extinguished, and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed, never more to be heard.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“No material object, no matter how beautiful or precious it is, can give us the feeling of being loved, because our deeper identity, our true character, is rooted in the subjective nature of the mind. Compassion, what I sometimes also call human affection, is the determining factor of our life. Connected to the palm of the hand, the five fingers become functional; cut off from it, they are useless. Similarly, every human action becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.”
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
“I pray for a world that is more friendly, More loving, and for a better understanding Among the human family, on this planet. That is the appeal I make from the bottom of my heart To all those who hate suffering And cherish lasting happiness.”
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
“And mountains may rise and fall, and the sun might wither away, and the sea claim the land and swallow the sky. But you will always be mine.” He runs his knuckles over my cheekbone. “And the stars might fall from the heavens, and night might cloak the earth, but until darkness dies, I will always be yours.”
― Rhapsodic
― Rhapsodic
“one. Real compassion is not just an emotional response; it is a firm, thought-out commitment. Therefore, an authentic attitude of compassion does not change, even faced with another person’s negative behavior. Of”
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
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