Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve…

Ram Dass
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Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings. ✨ Ram Dass (2011). Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service, p.11, Three Rivers Press
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Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings. ✨ Ram Dass (2011). Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service, p.11, Three Rivers Press

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