A group of monks once asked their Zen master how it was that he was always able to feel compassion for other people. His response: What ‘other’ people? Buddhist koan
The place you are called to is where your deep gladness meets the world’s great hunger Frederick Buechner
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction Albert Einstein
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
You must be the change you wish to see in the world Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves Abraham Joshua Heschel
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can… Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can… Martin Luther King Jr.
An enemy is one whose story we have not heard Gene Knudsen-Hoffman
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has Margaret Mead
NEW We build too many walls and not enough bridges. Isaac Newton
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born Anaïs Nin
NEW Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. Paul Simon
