Generosity and Compassion

~*~   Generosity and compassion are the two structures of life that hold it together.   They are the underpinning of all good things.   Without them our lives have no vitality, they are merely shadows, sick, empty and one-dimensional.    Generosity is not just the act or mental attitude of giving, it is also a way of living that creates abundance for everyone else.   Generosity is life-giving.

~*~   Compassion, however, is life-making.   It is a transformational state of consciousness that gives new life to all beings who consider themselves defeated by the events of their lives.   Compassion is the foundation and identity of humanity.   By showing compassion as best we can, we become more evolved and more integrated.   This creates an enduring wisdom, the nature of which is generosity of spirit.   This in turn becomes happiness.      ~*~     Namaste  ~

The above is taken from
The Tibetan Art of Living
by  Christopher Hansard.