It's Not Enough To Be Compassionate. You

If There Is Love, There Is Hope That One May Have Real Families, Real Brotherhood, Real Equanimity, Real Peace. If The Love Within Your Mind Is Lost And You See Other Beings As Enemies, Then No Matter How Much Knowledge Or Education Or Material Comfort You Have, Only Suffering And Confusion Will Ensue.

Looking At Various Means Of Developing Compassion, I Think Empathy Is An Important Factor: The Ability To Appreciate Others' Suffering.

The Deep Root Of Failure In Our Lives Is To Think, 'oh How Useless And Powerless I Am.' It Is Essential To Think Strongly And Forcefully, 'i Can Do It,' Without Boasting Or Fretting.

Indulgence In Resentment And Vengeance Will Only Further Increase Miseries To Oneself And Others In This Life And In Lives To Come.

Peace, In The Sense Of The Absence Of War, Is Of Little Value To Someone Who Is Dying Of Hunger Or Cold. It Will Not Remove The Pain Of Torture Inflicted On A Prisoner Of Conscience. It Does Not Comfort Those Who Have Lost Their Loved Ones In Floods Caused By Senseless Deforestation In A Neighboring Country. Peace Can Only Last Where Human Rights Are Respected, Where The People Are Fed, And Where Individuals And Nations Are Free.