Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
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Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Compassion is essential for healing our emotional pains and sorrows.
This quote by Gautama Buddha emphasizes the importance of compassion in the healing process. It suggests that we cannot fully overcome our sorrows and wounds until we approach them with kindness, understanding, and compassion, both for ourselves and others. This gentle approach allows us to confront our pain and facilitates true healing.
Themes
CompassionHealingSorrowWoundsKindness
In practice
Example use cases
You might use this quote in a discussion about mental health and the importance of compassion.
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