Only when compassion is born in your heart, is it possible to forgive.

I have to deal with my anger with care, with love, with tenderness, with nonviolence. If you cannot be compassionate to yourself, you will not be able to be compassionate to others. We cannot destroy the energy; we can only convert it into a more constructive energy.  Forgiveness is a constructive energy. Anger is born from ignorance, and is a strong ally of ignorance. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Jendhamuni in the wood. File photo.

Letting go is one of the major cornerstones of being set free make a decision to release whatever is holding you back. Don’t hang on to anything that is not empowering you to move forward. In reality you always have the option of choosing whether you will focus on a hurtful past or fill your mind with uplifting thoughts of the present and all its blessings. Your mind cannot focus on both negative and positive ideas at the same time. ~Sue Augustine

The time has come to lay that baggage down and leave behind
all the struggling and striving. You can be set free as you journey
forward into a balanced healthy and rewarding future. ~Sue Augustine

The time has come to lay that baggage
down and leave behind all the struggling
and striving. You can be set free as you
journey forward into a balanced
healthy and rewarding future.

~Sue Augustine

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Compassion is a beautiful flower born of understanding. When you get angry with someone, practice breathing in and out mindfully. Look deeply into the situation to see the true nature of your own and the other person’s suffering, and you will be liberated.

Inside every one of us is a garden, and every practitioner has to go back to their garden and take care of it. Maybe in the past you left it untended for a long time. You should know exactly what is going on in your own garden, and try to put everything in order. Restore the beauty; restore the harmony in your garden. If it is well tended, many people will enjoy your garden. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Compassion is a beautiful flower born of understanding. When you get angry with someone, practice breathing in and out mindfully. Look deeply into the situation to see the true nature of your own and the other person's suffering, and you will be liberated. Inside every one of us is a garden, and every practitioner has to go back to their garden and take care of it. Maybe in the past you left it untended for a long time. You should know exactly what is going on in your own garden, and try to put everything in order. Restore the beauty; restore the harmony in your garden. If it is well tended, many people will enjoy your garden. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates
and the singing birds come from nowhere.― Amit Ray

Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive,
I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. ~Dalai Lama

We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than
a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be
missing something. ~Mother Teresa

Never expect anything in return from anyone, but the truth is
when we really love someone, we naturally expect a little
care from them. ~sms4smile