Compassion is all inclusive. Compassion knows no boundaries. Compassion comes with awareness, and awareness breaks all narrow territories.

Once you understand love, you don’t need a reward your kindness or compassion just like you don’t need a reward for breathing.

The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.

The essence of a mature human being in religious terms is the ability to see, to be aware of others' suffering and to be touched by it.

Our primary health care should begin on the farm and in our hearts, and not in some laboratory of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

She had wild eyes, slightly insane. She also carried an overload of compassion that was real enough and which obviously cost her something.

You'll be ready for this change - when you're ready – not a moment before. Don't beat yourself up if you're not ready.

Know that the same spark of life that is within you, is within all of our animal friends, the desire to live is the same within all of us...

Compassion means knowing that I may never find that person who understands my pain but through my struggle I can become one who understands.

Compassion is often mistaken for weakness, when the fact is, there is very little that is more powerful than the courage it takes to give it.

When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened?

We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.

As the aperture of your heart opens to love you will receive more of the light of compassion, acceptance, gentleness, grace and understanding.

Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home.