True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fort…

Pema Chodron
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True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.11, Shambhala Publications
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