“Self-understanding is crucial for understanding another person; self-love is crucial for loving others. When you’ve understood your suffering, you suffer less, and you are capable of understanding another person’s suffering much more easily. When you can recognize the suffering in the other person and see how that suffering came about, compassion arises. You no longer have the desire to punish or blame the other person. You can listen deeply, and when you speak there is compassion and understanding in your speech. The person with whom you’re speaking will feel much more comfortable, because there is understanding and love in your voice.”
― The Art of Communicating: Mastering Life's Most Important Skill Through Mindfulness, Personal Growth, and Effective Interpersonal Relations with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
― The Art of Communicating: Mastering Life's Most Important Skill Through Mindfulness, Personal Growth, and Effective Interpersonal Relations with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
“Speak not of peoples and laws and
Kingdoms, for the whole earth is
My birthplace and all humans are
My brothers.”
― The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran
Kingdoms, for the whole earth is
My birthplace and all humans are
My brothers.”
― The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran
“Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“When men oppress their fellow-men, the oppressor ever finds, in the character of the oppressed, a full justification for his oppression.” Douglass, amazingly, summed up the history of racist ideas in a single sentence.”
― Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
― Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
“There is one thing you must always remember about yourself; always be yourself, with courage and humility, no matter what!”
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