Tag: kindness

05
Mar
2022

Selfish Selflessness?

Kindness to others is kindness to oneself too. (Pic: The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig)

16
Apr
2020

Chances: Super Short Story # 710

Chances: Super Short Story # 710 With 365 days a year,and three meals a day,the heavy meat-eater had 1,095 occasionsto…

05
Aug
2019

Model Examples: Super Short Story #591

Model Examples: Super Short Story #591   From the soft toy who always looks kind,he learnt to always be kind. From…

22
Jan
2019

Guard: Dharmagram #345

  Guard: Dharmagram #345 Be firm and disciplined, patient and kind. (From Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’)

27
Jun
2018

Give & Be: Dharmagram #156

Give & Be: Dharmagram #156 Give with wisdom. Give wisdom itself. Be with kindness. Be kindness itself.

21
May
2018

Kindness: Dharmagram #99

Kindness: Dharmagram #99 It is always wise to be kind. It is always unwise to be unkind. (Page from ‘The…

12
Apr
2018

Be Kind: Dharmagram #51

Be Kind: Dharmagram #51 If they are deluded, they need your kind patience to awaken them. And if you are…

19
Mar
2018

Kindness: Dharmagram #17

Dharmagram #17: Be wise too. (From kindness comes goodness. From wisdom comes truth. When together, beauty comes.)

10
Jan
2015

Kindness: Wandering Thought #191

Wandering Thought #191: Kindness Always swiftly repay your ‘debts’ of genuine kindness, as this proves to yourself, that you are truly…

20
Sep
2014

Experience: Wandering Thought #95

Wandering Thought #95: Experience A full life is often mistaken to be one in which there is variety of experiences,…

14
Aug
2014

Fight: Wandering Thought #48

Wandering Thought #48: Fight If you must ‘fight’ for anything, only do it with kindness and truthfulness, out of compassion…

09
May
2012

Forthrightness With Kindness

A surprise email arrived on a mediation case between two people I helped some time ago. Here is my abridged…

16
Jan
2012

Be Wise & Kind

The wise are responsible for their feelings.* The kind are concerned about others’ feelings. May we be wise and kind…

09
Jan
2012

Reciprocation?

Always reciprocate even the smallest kindness done for us. Never seek reciprocation even for the greatest kindness done for others….

15
Feb
2011

Review of Awakening Kindness by Nawang Khechog

I’m always somewhat skeptical about books that mention various religions under one breath. This often results in generalisations and misinterpretations….

13
Dec
2010

Before It’s Too Late

I encountered someone who seem perfectly normal, who turned out to be suicidal. I had a chat with him, to…

22
Apr
2010

A Vegetarian is Not Vegetarianism

While some animal-eaters disparage vegetarians who are less kind to some humans, some vegetarians disparage meat-eaters who are less kind…

25
Mar
2010

Celebrate with Kindness

A friend is getting married. But like many non-vegetarians, she’s offering a feast of many sentient beings. Me being the…

22
Mar
2010

O$P$?: Should Those Who Owe Us Pay?

Q: If a friend owes me money but says she is not able to pay me back because of financial…

14
Jan
2010

What Kind of Kind?

A Tit for a Tat (84) Tit: So what if he’s vegan? He’s not very kind to some humans. Tat:…