Everybody in the world holds to these. Listen
for
Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you,
yourself would find hurtful. Judaism:
What is
hateful to you, do not to your fellow
man. That's
the entire law. All the rest is pure commentary.
Christianity: Do unto others as you would
have
them do unto you. Islam: No one of you
is a
believer until he desires for his brother
that which he
desires for himself. Bahai: Blessed is
he who
preferreth his brother before
himself.
It's the very glue of human
existence—compassion. It only works when
you're meek.
May we exhibit it because Jesus, whom we call
Lord,
calls us to meekness, to humility, to
compassion, that
we might be his in a world calling for his love.
from
Compassion—Not Violence
by The Rev. Dr. Daniel P. Matthews
How do I love my neighbor as myself?
How do I love my neighbor as myself?
When we dislike our neighbor, what we're
really doing is disliking our neighbor's
actions, our neighbor's ego. The same is true
when we dislike ourselves. What we have to
realize is that we and our neighbor are
souls. Our souls are
eternal, just as God's
Kingdom is eternal. When we realize that the
person who is so upsetting us is a soul and
we relate to them on the soul level instead
of the ego level, then we discover
compassion, we can love them, we can love
ourselves.
from Ram
Dass to Christ: What a 1960s Guru Can Teach Us About Real
Christianity
by Nick Lewis
This lovely, compassionate book calls us to
reexamine our own life and our empathy for
others' faults and failings.
Read more
of Cindy Crosby's review
My Purpose in Life: A Journaling
Practice
Our purpose is always something that makes
more of us. It increases our capacity for
bringing goodness, for deepening our love and
compassion, for filling empty pockets in our
soul. Let these questions help you explore
what is waiting to "make more of you."
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