Saint Francis of Assisi - on kindness, joy

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Joy is the greatest cleanser, and it is the greatest testimony to our faith.

"Toil with happiness," my Lord once said to me...

"A kind face is a
precious
gift."

~ Saint Francis of Assisi ~

- To read this book: Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West

Thich Nhat Hanh

It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community -- a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living.This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the Earth.
~Thich Nhat Hanh

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

~ Albert Schweitzer, Albert Schweitzer: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters)

If you cannot love your brother whom you have seen,how can you love God whom you have never seen ? You cannot be selective in your forgiveness,in your kindness,in your tolerance.If you can extend this charitable nature to an impossible person,then you will know that it is possible to extend it towards everyone.

~ Swami Chidananda

AN INSTRUMENT OF THY PEACE/Swami Chidananda in the West

Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience.