John Ruskin Quotes

Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path

... learning humility is a prerequisite for grace.

Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of our aspirations. Our need for them is not limited to any specific time, place, society, or culture.

He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker, whose spirit is entering into living peace. And the men who have this life in them are the true lords or kings of the earth they, and they only.

We can actually accelerate the process through meditation, through the ability to find stillness through loving actions, through compassion and sharing, through understanding the nature of the creative process in the universe and having a sense of connection to it. So, that's conscious evolution.

Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they 'should' do this or that. Do it by raising your own level of energy and recognizing what's best in others.

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

When you practice Buddhism, you have to always self-reflect, and you can't avoid your problems. That makes me understand human beings better. I feel that the more I do that in my own life, the more I can see how to play a character.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

According to me, your life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder and more loving. Hurry up. Speed it along. Start right now.

Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.

Counseling has to do with intuition, with work on oneself, with the quietness of one's mind and the openness of one's heart.

He who feels contempt for any living thing hath faculties that he hath never used, and thought with him is in its infancy.

We must each achieve greater individual consciousness and self-knowledge, and project mindful kindness toward everything and everyone.

A second quality of mature sirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable.

When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.

Our purpose is to grow up and become love

Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of every merit in you, and of all acts for which you must atone.

He who's never loved cannot be good.

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.

The more difficult it is to forgive someone the greater the opportunity for spiritual growth.

The test of ahimsa is the absence of jealousy. The man whose heart never cherishes even the thought of injury to anyone, who rejoices at the prosperity of even his greatest enemy, that man is the bhakta, he is the yogi, he is the guru of all.

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

What is genius or courage without a heart?