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Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind into an Ally
Using our lives to bring benefit to others is considered a great motivation. Having this motivation of the warrior bodhisattva is how we generate bodhicitta. Bodhichitta is the best mind we have, and rousing the courage to live from it is the greatest motivation there is.
Using our lives to bring benefit to others
Boris Pasternak, Dialogues with a Modern Mystic
It's not the earthquake that controls the advent of a different life but storms of generosity and visions of incandescent souls.
Advent of a different life comes from generosity
David Steindl-Rast, Music of Silence
To be conscious of the myriad blessings in our life is to be like a rich person who can be generous without fear of ever running out of resources.
Be conscious of the myriad blessings in life
Ram Dass, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
Fear is the mind's reaction against the inherent generosity of the heart.
Fear is the mind's reaction
Berundi Proverb , Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
God gives, but he doesn't sell.
God doesn't sell
William Blake, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
Set another before you
Mother Teresa , The Joy in Loving
God is joy, joy is prayer. Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone. Joy is a sign of union with God — of God's presence.
Joy is a sign of union with God
John Tarrant, The Light Inside the Dark
The movements of compassion can be big enough to save rain forests, but intimacy also appears in the small acts that open infinitely large doors. Modest acts of courage reverse evils before they grow great; small generosities welcome children to the world. Those who recognize their connection with others serve quietly, like members of a secret order. Then the small acts and the large coalesce.
Modest acts of courage reverse evils before they grow great
Eda LeShan, Simple Abundance
When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people. The more alert and sensitive we are to our own needs, the more loving and generous we can be toward others.
Caring for Ourselves