Quotes about Empathy

Whenever you find yourself judging your partner, go back to your in-breath and out-breath and ask, How can I see this differently? Can I look more deeply to better understand her suffering and her difficulties?

With understanding and compassion, you will be able to heal the wounds in your heart, and the wounds in the world.

True happiness does not reside in the ill-considered consumption of goods paid for by the suffering, famine, and death of others, but in a life enlightened by the feeling of a constant responsibility for one's neighbor.

When we are mindful, touching deeply the present moment, the fruits are always understanding, acceptance, love, and the desire to relieve suffering and bring joy.

We agreed that the true enemy of man is not man. Our enemy is not outside of us. Our true enemy is the anger, hatred, and discrimination that is found in the hearts and minds of man.

We do not expect a person always to be a flower, we have to understand his or her gardens as well.

Of course, you have the right to suffer, but as a practitioner, you do not have the right not to practice. We all need to be understood and loved, but the practice is not merely to expect understanding and love. It is to practice understanding and love. Please don't complain when no one seems to love or understand you. Make the effort to understand and love them better.

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart.

I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.

Carrying a grudge is a heavy burden. As you forgive, you will feel the joy of being forgiven.

Angry and resentful people enjoy judging other people's problems because it makes them feel better about their own issues.

Listen with grace, with no judgment, without imposing the law.