You cannot save people. You can only love them.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Love to be real, it must cost – it must hurt – it must empty us of self.
I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.
In the end only kindness matters.
Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.
Compassion is the radicalism of our time.
The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved.
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.
In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.
I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.
There is nothing stronger than gentleness.