afflictions are classed as peripheral mental factors and are not themselves any of the six main minds [eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mental consciousnesses]. however, when any of the afflicting men...
Service of self is best developed in dealings of service to others.
(n.) Quality or state of being selfless.
The only limitation we have is the limitation of the mind
You need to live a life of service to make your life an effective one
We should be selfless in our practice as believers
Love actually is a great act of the will. It's when I say, "I desire your good, not for my sake but for yours". To love is to break out of the black hole of the ego and say, "My life is about you".
Jesus confronted many of the important issues of His time. He went into the temple, taught the New Testament message, and took action against those who were buying and selling on holy ground. He heale...
When we are in constant pain, we cannot empathize with others, nor can we help them. It is only when we allow ourselves to open up to our own nourishment that we are free to feed the rest of the world...
Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
What is nobler, she mused, turning over the photographs, than to be a woman to whom every one turns, in sorrow or difficulty?
When you meet a person as good-hearted as a child, don't ever be selfish, just give them your best and you will become great friends.
Give until it hurts.
In a pocket of his knapsack he'd found a last half packet of cocoa and he fixed it for the boy and then poured his own cup with hot water and sat blowing at the rim.You promised not to do that, the bo...
How odd it is that we so often weep for each other’s distresses, when we shed not a tear for our own!
Loyalty, he stated, ineffably gentle. A quality honoured by sages and fools, by which humankind finds the courage to trample the reflex for self-preservation.
Purposeful giving is not as apt to deplete one’s resources; it belongs to that natural order of giving that seems to renew itself even in the act of depletion. The more one gives, the more one has the...
I won't be a slave to the past. I'll love where I choose.
Kindness is Love for Unknown.
Act as if you are going to live for ever and cast your plans way ahead. You must feel responsible without time limitations, and the consideration of whether you may or may not be around to see the res...
Chris: I don't know why it is, but every time I reach out for something I want, I have to pull back because other people will suffer.
Showing 141 to 160 of 173 results