Quick Reads From Awakening Wholeness: a book that helps young leaders develop compassion for Myself, Others and The Earth.
Our Mission is supporting Youth Globally in learning Compassion for Oneself, Others & our Environment.
The whole of existence is love. And this love is meant for your understanding and evolution. It wants you to be awake, happy, and healthy through your understanding and choices. What can we do to be open to this love? How can we receive the infinite hugs that existence is sending us every single moment? When you put the first letters of the words “Humility, Understanding, Gratitude, and Service” together, you see the word H.U.G.S.
These are the four doorways to awakening Compassion and being a part of the compassionate dance of existence. Let’s look at each one briefly:
Service
There is a lovely saying in India that goes:
परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृकााः परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद् ाः । परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावाः
परोपकारार्थ मिदं शरीरि् ॥
Trees bear fruit for the benefit of others, rivers flow for the benefit of others, cows yield milk for the benefit of others, and this body too is for the benefit of others.
The larger purpose of people on Earth is to lead a life of joy, peace, and health; to express themselves creatively; to be free, secure, and abundant; and to express their unique talents in the service of others and life.
The other thing is to keep your focus on sharing your gifts and living out your higher purpose. That’s why you’re here. You’re not here for yourself. The sun doesn’t shine for itself. The rivers don’t drink their own water. Plants and trees do not eat their own fruit. Cows don’t drink their own milk.
In exactly the same way, you are here to bring your gifts out with great joy, with great excitement, and passion, and to be grateful for the opportunity to serve. Therefore, stay focused on your deepest purpose. (More on this in Chapter 3: Happy Service.)
You have a compass inside of you. We’re not given a map. We have to use our compass to walk in that direction. Your job is to listen to that compass or voice inside of you and start walking.
~ Chase Jarvis
You don’t have to find your purpose when you’re being of service to others and you live from a place of inspiration. Your purpose finds you.
~ Gabby Bernstein
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
~ Mark Twain
We simply remember by pausing. We remember by being still, being present in the moment, and reminding ourselves often that we are whole and complete. We are one with all of life.
One thing that helps with this is to find your purpose and be of service to other people. Service also helps us remember that we are interwoven with all of life, a beautiful and much-needed part of this magnificent dance called LIFE: Love In Full Expression!
And as Norma Jean once said, “Remember to listen and listen to remember.”
I love this quote.
It is really beautiful. Remember to listen, remember to pause, and be silent. Because when you’re silent, you will listen to the sounds of life. You will listen to the body. We listen to other people. When you listen to other people by being silent, you will begin to see inlets in their words and their hearts. You will see the inlets through which the beauty of their spirit is shining forth. And as you see those streams of light shining forth, as you see their wholeness shining forth, it will show you ways on how you can connect and how you can enlist them in life.
Give respect, and you’ll earn it. Finding happiness around you is your only support for living. Remind your family and friends that you love them. Don’t “hate” anyone. Hating someone makes them important and forgiving them makes them obsolete. Love yourself. You have about 85 years to thank, love, respect, obey, and enjoy. Begin now!
~ Muskaan, 15, India
I would like to reach out to every young person in this world and tell them to spread the message of love, compassion, and hope to all communities across the world. I would like to tell them to be role models and be the first to change the community because big changes begin with small steps.
~ Arushi, 15, India
It would be to enjoy your life and make others’ lives enjoyable.
~ Anvi, 15, India
