“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”
—Sharon Salzberg

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More Motivational, Inspiring Quotes

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”

“If you think friendship is easy, then you have never had a true friend.”

“If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.”

“Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”

A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.

“It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.”

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

“We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.”

“Choose thoughts that give you the emotions of being alive and excited about life.”

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

The greatest mistake we make in relationships, we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, and react double.

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