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COMPASSION BEGINS WITH MYSELF
Compassion begins with myself. It is the doorway to gratefulness ~ which is the lifeblood of soul consciousness and the Unified Field : Allen L Roland
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerst not the beam that is in thine own eye? : Holy Bible, Matthew 7:3
Not the faults of others, nor what others have done or left undone, but one's own deeds, done and left undone, should one consider: 50th Stanza from the Dhammapada (The Path of Wisdom)
Believers, let not a group of you mock another. Perhaps they are better than you. - - - Let not one of you find faults in another nor let anyone of you defame another: Holy Quran, Chapter 49:11 (Al-Hujarat)
You see in others what you actually see in yourself: The Guru Dronacharya in Mahabharata
I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst : Kabir, Saint Poet of North India
I wonder whether there is any one in this generation who accepts reproof, for if one says to him: Remove the mote from between your eyes, he would answer: Remove the beam from between your eyes!: Talmud: Baraitha: Rashi (1050-1115 AD) quoting Rabbi Tarfon
It is easy to see the faults of others, but not so easy to see one’s own faults: Gautama Buddha (563 - 483 BC)
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/06/19.html
Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and psychotherapist Allen L Roland is available for comments, interviews, speaking engagements and private consultations ( allen@allenroland.com )
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net | 
