Kindness is one of the most powerful actions we can share with others. The following guided meditation opens us to sharing kindness with ourselves and throughout the world.

Here are some quotes about kindness from a wide range of sources:

• “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
• “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams
• “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
• “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato
• “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
• “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
• “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” – Paramahansa Yogananda
• “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
• “Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with.” – Thomas Fuller
• “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” – Henry James
• “The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.” – Heda Bejar
• “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa
• “Kindness is the foundation of all virtues.” – Confucius
• “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama
• “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” – Luke 6:35 (ESV)
• “Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” – Proverbs 21:21 (ESV)