Quotes by Compassion In the '80s and '90s, there was some degree of compassion for people with HIV because there was visible human suffering. Sean Strub 80s-and-90scompassionpeople True compassion comes from free will by drawing empathy from within. Shane Barbi empathydrawingcompassion The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of ... But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities. Shams Tabrizi compassionkindnessthinking All I can do is go by the words of Christ, who was the only talker we had, for f - 's sake. Buddha didn't speak. The Holy Ghost didn't speak. But I think it all boils down to the same thing - it's all about unity, love, compassion. Shane MacGowan unitycompassionthinking I think compassion is an important quality in people in general. Shannon Elizabeth compassionpeoplethinking I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up. Shania Twain emotionalhonestycompassion Love has no limits. Compassion has no party. It is the responsibility of every human being and every institution to end poverty and to interrupt injustice. Shane Claiborne partycompassionresponsibility Just as I defend myself, therefore, Shantideva protectcompassionsake The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others. Sharon Anthony Bower differencescompassionrights All those who slight me to my face, Shantideva enlightenmentcompassionevil If love makes you sad, you acquire a little depth, a little compassion. If it makes you happy, you learn how to be joyous. Every relationship should color your soul to a certain degree, don't you think? Every friendship, every love affair - each one should build up the chambers of your heart the way a sea creature builds the chamber of his shell. Sharon Shinn compassionheartthinking You might have extensive bouts of thinking exceedingly nasty thoughts, but because you are relating to those thoughts with mindfulness and compassion, that's considered good meditation. Sharon Salzberg compassionmeditationthinking Well, I think when we can turn to the person sitting next to us and really see them with kindness and see ourselves reflected back - when there's some dignity and compassion traveling back and forth. Sharon Stone compassionkindnessthinking Compassion allows us to use our own pain and the pain of others as a vehicle for connection. This is a delicate and profound path. We may be adverse to seeing our own suffering because it tends to ignite a blaze of self-blame and regret. And we may be adverse to seeing suffering in others because we find it unbearable or distasteful, or we find it threatening to our own happiness. All of these possible reactions to the suffering in the word make us want to turn away from life. Sharon Salzberg regretpaincompassion I understand what it's like to go to hospitals and there's no medicine, and the best thing you have to give the patients is compassion. Sharon Stone medicinecompassiongiving We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and holding on. Sharon Salzberg supportignorancecompassion Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion. Sharon Salzberg traumadepthcompassion Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird. Sharon Gannon catcompassiondog Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion. Sharon Salzberg responsecompassionexpression Imaginative compassion for that which is other than myself is a constant artistic and ethical discipline. Shaun McNiff artisticdisciplinecompassion«100101102103104105106107108109110»
