When a man honours his father and mother, God says, “I regard it as though I had dwelt among them and they had honoured me."
-The Talmud
When a man honours his father and mother, God says, “I regard it as though I had dwelt among them and they had honoured me."
Hostile attitude only serve to heat up the situation, whereas a true sense of respect gradually cools down what otherwise could become explosive.
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
-Paulo Coelho
Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately it is not fashionable to talk with them.
-Mother Teresa
If we only practice compassion at the mind level, we run a great risk of our compassion being just talk. As we know, talk is cheap. To develop true compassion we have to put our money where our mouth is.
It is not that you read a book, pass an examination and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.