CARE
"May I become at all times both now and forever
a protector for those without protection
a guide for those who have lost their way
a ship for those with oceans to cross
a bridge for those with rivers to cross
a sanctuary for those in danger
a lamp for those who lack shelter
a place of rugs for those who lack shelter
and a servant to all in need.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama."
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Live as the flowers live, opening your heart to the sunlight of God's love.
- White Eagle, quoted in The Quiet Mind
Living beings are numberless; I vow to serve until all are liberated. Ignorance and grasping is boundless; I vow to transform and uproot it all.
- Bodhisattva vows
Blame serves no purpose what so ever. Taking responsibility is the path to the wonderment of the heart.
- Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, www.kashi.org
Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help anyone by talking about his faults. You do him an injury and injure yourself as well. You cannot judge a man by his faults...Wickedness is ignorance and weakness. What is the good of telling people that they are weak? Criticism and destruction are of no avail. We must give them something higher. Tell them of their own glorious nature...This is the first lesson to learn: Be determined not to curse anything outside yourself, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but be a man, stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
- Swami Vivekananda, from Vedanta Voice of Freedom
Say little, love much, give all, judge no one, aspire to all that is good - and keep on keeping on.
- White Eagle, quoted in The Quiet Mind
"Ask to be the servant of the Lord, a vehicle of divine love, a channel of God's will. Ask for direction and divine assistance and surrender all personal will through devotion. Dedicate one's life to the service of God. Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for all life in its expression and surrender all judgment to God."
- David R. Hawkins
The question is not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers,
what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to
help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want to ply my boat, many times
Across the gulf-after-death,
And return to earth's shores
From my home in heaven.
I want to load my boat
With those waiting, thirsty ones,
Who are left behind,
And carry them by the opal pool
Of iridescent joy -
Where my Father distributes
his all-desire-quenching liquid peace.
Oh, I will come again and again!
Crossing a million crags of suffering,
With bleeding feet, I will come -
If need be, a trillion times -
So long as I know
One stray brother is left behind.
I want Thee, o Lord,
That I may give Thee to all.
Free me, then, O God,
From the bondage of the body,
That I may show others
How they can free themselves.
I want Thine everylasting bliss
Only that I may share it with others;
That I may show all my brothers
The way to happiness
Forever and forever, in Thee.
- Paramahansa Yogananda