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— William James"There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise."
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Love is the internal, affectively apprehended, aspect of the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world... Love, in fact, is the expression and the agent of universal synthesis.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization of our affinity with all who share the gift of life. A compassionate heart provides a firm ground for this precept.
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