Leslie Jamison Quotes

You should think about the world and feel about your heart.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Love is something that we need to learn.

You really have to be careful about what you do and think about other people around you, as human beings who feel things, and you have to learn to be empathetic and notice the signs of people who are going through trouble.

Finding your soul begins by discovering our ability to listen! Alternatively, by sharing a smile, a laugh and just by being human to everyone - from friends, colleagues, family, and especially strangers, including those who are not from the same station in life as you.

It's not a very nice thing to not have empathy. I would like to have empathy. In the past I haven't been very empathetic with other people.

Compassion begins with attention.

When you have a choice whether to be be right or to be kind, choose to be kind.

Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is actually happening; it's about what is really going on.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Every moment of life brings an opportunity for being conscious of human feeling, in prosperity, in adversity, in all conditions. It costs very little; only a little thought is necessary. There is no greater religion than love. God is love; and the best form of love is to be conscientious regarding the feelings of those with whom we come in contact in everyday life.

In every moment we make a decision -- whether conscious or unconscious. Will I choose to open my heart, send love, withhold judgment and thus free myself from fear? Or will I close my heart, project fear instead of extending love, judge others, and thus bind myself to fear? The choice is mine and mine alone.

My understanding of kindness is that we are hoping to be truly beneficial in every situation, and that this desire means a whole suite of things: being nicer, sure, but also being more aware, more present, more articulate, more fearless, less habituated, etc., etc. And sometimes even being firm, or having an edge, or even being angry.

Compassion is very important, especially right now in America. We all need to strive as human beings to understand each other and ourselves better.

You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play.

When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

You ever try to go a day without judgment?

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.

It's important to determine not just the quality of your mind but the fullness of your heart.

People forget that everyone has feelings, regardless of their career choice.