Tag: nature

Extending Compassion

As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others — what and whom we can work with, and how — becomes wider.

The Wisdom of the Dalai Lama

You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.

What Is the Mark of True Civilization

Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society.

Loving without Barriers

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

We Are Created by Love

I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.

Ode to Dirt

Dear dirt, I am sorry I slighted you, I thought you were only the background for the leading characters—the plants and animals and human animals. It’s as if I had loved only the stars and not the sky which gave them space in which to shine …

Which Path to Take?

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

The Dawning of a New Day

There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.

I Smile

Waking up this morning, I smile.Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.I vow to live fully i each momentand to look at beings with eyes of compassion

Don’t Just Sit There!

“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”