What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
This idea of compassion comes to us because we're made in the image of God, who is ultimately the compassionate one.
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.
Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.
We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another.
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.
Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings.
Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.
We must teach compassion and tolerance and encourage kindness, selflessness, and loving acceptance of all who are created in the image of God.
If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.