care, concern, compassion

Even when strength fails, there is perseverance.
And even when perseverance fails, there is hope.
And even when hope fails, there is love.
And love never fails.

Michael Gerson, R.I.P. — Michael Gerson

“ … No matter what our particular job, especially in our world today, we all are called to be Tikkun Olam — Repairers of Creation. Thank you for whatever you do, wherever you are, to bring joy and light and hope and faith and pardon and love to your neighbor and to yourself. … “

... Tikkun Olam — from "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", the 2018 documentary film about Mister Rogers (at ~1 hour 24 minutes)

Ultimately, I see mindfulness as a love affair — with life, with reality and imagination, with the beauty of your own being, with your heart and body and mind, and with the world.

Mindfulness As a Love Affair — Jon Kabat-Zinn

... Some people think that Buddhism doesn't have much to do with love. It has everything to do with love. It just doesn't sentimentalize it. It doesn't get icky, or gushy, or oozy. It's very practical, this selflessness and love practice. Don't give me a long speech about love, but show me by your action what is in your heart.

Buddhism and Love — Maurine Stuart