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Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.

Ram Dass

Whose presence reveals how subtle is the path of Love.
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Love Path Presence
To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible.
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Experience Explanation Himself Necessary Possible
We’re being trained through our incarnations–trained to seek love, trained to seek light, trained to see the grace in suffering.
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Light Love Seek Suffering Training
The journey across the great ocean of existence Is a journey inward ever in deeper and deeper and the deeper you get in the more you meet truth.
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Deep Existence Greatness Journey Ocean Truth
If you want to be surrounded by Souls, become identified with your Soul. It takes one to know!
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Identify Oneself Soul Yourself
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.
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God Healing Philosophy
The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it-just don’t get lost in it.
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Enjoyment Lost Philosophy
It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.
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Control Growth Yourself
You may protest if you can love the person you are protesting against as much as you love yourself.
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Love Person Philosophy Yourself
If you observe well, your own heart will answer.
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Heart Spiritual Yourself
As soon as you give it all up you can have it all
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Heart Philosophy Yourself
Who in all his works sees God, in truth he goes to God.
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God See Truth
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.
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Heart Judgement Mindset Moments
All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda
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Fall Oneself Rise
By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we are acknowledging that we are all part of one another.
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Act Compassionate Justice Peace Philosophy
I can do nothing for you but work on myself, you can do nothing for me but work on yourself!
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Growth Myself Self Love Yourself
Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
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Distance Emotional Ocean
If you think you are enlightened; go home for Thanksgiving.
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Home Thinking Yourself
Free yourself from the illusion of good and bad days. Labeling time makes us nostalgic of the past and demanding of the future. There is only here and now. Let it be.
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Bad Freedom Future Goodness Illusion Time Yourself
Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
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Change Identify Story
Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.
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Compassionate Desire Heart Suffering
There’s much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
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Life Moments Ourselves Yourself
The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can’t be organized or regulated. It isn’t true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth.
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Journey Path Spiritual True
As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can’t see how it is.
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Desire Yourself
Once you have drunk from the water of unconditional love, no other well can satisfy your thirst. The pangs of separation may become so intense that seeking the affection of the Beloved becomes an obsession.
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Affection Love Satisfaction Yourself
Only that in you which is me can hear what I’m saying.
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Deep Philosophy Yourself
Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey.
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Important Journey Ourselves

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