Sympathy is man’s soulful self-expansion.
Sympathy is God’s perfect satisfaction in man.
Sympathy does not walk along the narrow road of the human mind.
Sympathy walks only along the broad road of the divine heart.
Sympathy is a love-flower and a oneness-fruit.
Sympathy is at once man’s lighthouse and man’s treasure-island.
Sympathy is the revelation of God-Heart in man
By: Sri Chinmoy
Worthless…That’s what you say we think are
Kept around so we appear the better
Not wanted at all
Useless. Going nowhere in this life.
Never achieving anything.
That’s what you say we think you are.
You push us away,
Further each day.
Offers of help and sympathy,
Meet with anger and shouting of
“You don’t understand! ! ! ”
But when sympathy is looked for
And none given due to what
You said last time we tried to offer help.
You cry and say we do not care.
We do care. We will help. We think the world of you.
But it is you who are pushing us away.
By: Elaine O’ Keeffe
Just as the soft rains fill the streams,
pour into the rivers and join together in the oceans,
so may the power of every moment of your goodness
flow forth to awaken and heal all beings,
Those here now, those gone before, those yet to come.
By the power of every moment of your goodness
May your heart’s wishes be soon fulfilled
as completely shining as the bright full moon,
as magically as by a wish-fulfilling gem.
By the power of every moment of your goodness
May all dangers be averted and all disease be gone.
May no obstacle come across your way.
May you enjoy fulfillment and long life.
For all in whose heart dwells respect,
who follow the wisdom and compassion, of the Way,
May your life prosper in the four blessings
of old age, beauty, happiness and strength.
- Traditional Buddhist Healing Blessing