Help others quietly, without
expecting gratitude or rewards.
Let the healing power of your spirit run through your hands as you reach to touch another, but say nothing to the person you help.
Learn to give invisibly.
When we move the focus of our attention from ourselves to others, we also remove an enormous burden from our backs — the need to satisfy our unrealistically high expectations.
As the Dalai Lama might out it, compassion is its own reward.
There’s no merit in helping others out of a desire for acclaim.
If recognition comes, that’s all right, but to expect it is to seek self-aggrandizement.
Modern authorities on the spiritual life, such as Ram Daas and Ken Wilber, have observed that genuine enlightenment always manifests as compassion (perhaps a better word for mercy), which goes hand in hand with a desire to be of service to others.
The benefit to yourself comes in creating a circle of compassion in which you will ultimately be included.
