wisdom

And I realized a wondrous truth: that knowledge could be our treasure, that there were things humankind knew that we did not, that our conquest need not comprise taking and killing, but could consist of our mutual conquest of ignorance and distrust.

He who fights is powerless, but he who loves is power itself.

It is a hard lesson to learn and a lesson we most of us need to learn at some point: We cannot assume to know a person's history from their face.

A simple truth delivered in kindness may be the impetus that ignites a passionate fire in another__ soul and goes on to become the source of motivation for positive change.

Compassion: a robust dance between grace and wisdom.

To sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom.

You will have the ability to see other people accurately as divine, amazing, irreplaceable, human beings in the process, just like you. You will have the ability to forgive them and live in wisdom and compassion. You can do this because all of these qualities are in you. In fact, they are who you really are.

In the world of so-called villains, what we need is not another hero. What we need is to stop the influx of people who dress themselves as menaces and proceed to harm others.

I believe the vital ingredient is love__ state of caring and compassion that is so deep and genuine that the barriers we erect around the self are transcended.

Once you understand love, you don__ need a reward your kindness or compassion just like you don__ need a reward for breathing.

When we involve others in spontaneous acts of kindness, we go from being strangers to becoming a united team connected at the heart level.

We can discover the capacity of the mind to be aware, to love, to begin again

Love is the ultimate creator.

If someone is facing a difficult time, one of the kindest things you can do for him or her is to say, ____ just going to love you through this.

We have come to a point in time where using common sense, speaking factual truths and asking honest questions have been deemed radical behavior. While in turn, manipulation, thoughtlessness and dishonesty is often rewarded and rules the day.

Though your acts of love and compassion cannot penetrate bandages or armour, they are never wasted and never lost. They sit within the recipient__ mind, awaiting his awakening.

A person can put up any kind of protective wall, but love and truth always find a way around it.

Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.