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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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I am not going to change who I am. I am human and I know how to love, and be kind, and be compassionate to those who are weaker than me. Just because I have power doesn't mean I have to use it! ↗

— Garth Nix

#love #change

[Saying] No to racial injustice means a call to look our own bigotry straight in the eye, and No to world hunger calls upon us to recognize our own lack of poverty. No to war requires us to come to terms with our own violence and aggression, and no to oppression and torture forces us to deal directly with our own insensitivities. And so all our No's become challenges to purify our own hearts. In this sense, confrontation always includes self-confrontation. (p. 123-124) ↗

— Henri J. M. Nouwen Donald P. McNeill Douglas A. Morrison

#confrontation #poverty #racism #self-confrontation #war

We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization - black people amongst blacks, and white amongst whites, filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, compassion and love.... What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. ↗

— Robert F. Kennedy

#eulogy #martin-luther-king-jr #racism #love

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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While there is Ego, you will never be one with the universe... Or love your fellow man. ↗

— Solange nicole

#humanity #life-lessons #love #universe #love

Don't always use PAIN that you receive as an excuse to GIVE PAIN... ↗

— Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

#dharma #don-t-hate #excuses #kindness #love

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#compassion #gratitude #helping-others #inspiration #inspirational

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. ↗

— Mother Teresa

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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. ↗

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

#inspiration #inspirational #knowledge #learning #philosophy