Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.

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.

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and instead nourish our positive qualities - those of compassion, understanding, and loving kindness.

Loneliness cannot be alleviated just by the coming together of two bodies, unless there is also good communication, understanding, and loving kindness.

But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being and living.

No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are.