Day 47 - Compassion

Compassion is the capacity within each of us that makes it possible for other people’s suffering to affect us as though it were our own. Compassion is the force that binds every human being to each other and to the mystery of creation. When we experience a reaction that causes us to help another, with no motivation other than that person is in need, that is compassion in action.

Reflection
  • Can you be compassionate and angry, hurt or upset at the same time?
  • Do you feel more compassion for certain people or groups than others?
  • If so, consider the reason that you feel more or less compassionate toward certain people or groups.
Action
  • Remember that everyone goes through difficult things in their lives.
  • We all need compassion and support.
  • Today, offer your support to someone who needs it.
  • Write about how it felt to show someone compassion.
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
Dalai Lama XIV
“Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
Albert Einstein
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
Steve Maraboli
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Dalai Lama XIV
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
Dalai Lama XIV
“Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
Albert Einstein
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
Steve Maraboli
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Dalai Lama XIV
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Fritzi Horstman

Founder and Executive Director

 

Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Vassar College.

Day 47