"Imagine a culture in which everything is geared toward helping all individuals become the best human beings they can be; in which individuals are driven to devoting their lives to becoming enlightened by the natural flood of compassion for others that arises from their wisdom."

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Source : Robert Thurman (1999). “Inner Revolution”, p.28, Penguin

Robert Thurman

#Compassion Quotes #Culture Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“The people who are filing for bankruptcy in increasing numbers every year, it's not the poorest. It's not the people at the economic fringes. It's people who worked hard and played by the rules.”
“Now we are in a situation in which for a significant part of the industrial world too much could become a danger, especially too much of the things which are really not good for us in such large quantities.”
“After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to dawn on me that we girls needed an organization. The men had organized already, and had gained some advantages, but the bosses had lost nothing, as they took it out on us.”
“In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison.”
“I really donâ€™t think you should put your hand inside the manticore, dear. You donâ€™t know where itâ€™s been.â€ â€“Enid Healy”
“The power for happiness, for good, for everything we need of life is within each one of us. The power is there - unlimited power.”
“Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.”
“We've been at peace about as long as e were at war.”

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