There is a reason that all things are as they are, and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge, you would perhaps better understand.

~ Bram Stoker

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The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out.

~ Sharon Salzberg

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If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.

~ Sharon Salzberg

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The word 'God' defines a personal relation, not an objective concept. Like the name of the beloved in every love. It does not imply separation and distance. Hearing the beloved name is an immediate awareness, a dimensionless proximity of presence. It is our life wholly transformed into relation.

~ Christos Yannaras

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