Therefore, we should treat each person we encounter as if they are our beloved. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. When the heart is undivided, everything we encounter becomes our practice.
Service becomes a sacred exchange, like breathing in and breathing out.
We receive a physical and spiritual sustenance in the world, and this is like breathing in. Then, because each of us has certain gifts to offer, part of -our happiness in this world is to give something back, and this is like breathing out. One friend calls this 'simple human kindness'. Quotation by Rachel Remen from Noetic Sciences. The VIEW magazine addresses a broad spectrum of issues in the fields of spirituality, health, and psychology.