I have indeed been pondering compassion this week. So much changes when we act from that place of compassion that allows us to deeply see ourselves and one another. Compassion is the seed that allows us all to grow. Compassion helps us pause and extend a helping hand rather than a fist or a boot. There is no arrogance in compassion, only love. Compassion is the path to Christ; compassion is the Christ that holds us and loves us so we can love one another.
Compassion is the highest virtue, compassion is the highest self-control, compassion is the greatest gift, compassion is the best [discipline], compassion is the highest sacrifice, compassion is the finest strength, compassion is the greatest friend, compassion is the greatest happiness, compassion is the highest truth, and compassion is the greatest teaching.
Ecological Nonviolence and the Hindu Tradition, and What Is Hinduism, chapter 45, pages 359-61 as quoted in Dharma 365, Ellen Grace O'Brian
photograph: San Leandro, May 2020
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