Dalai Lama on compassion
Dalai Lama96 quotes“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
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Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Proper utilization of time is so important.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama It simply depends on the attitudes, the perspectives, and the reactions we bring to situations and to our relationships with other people.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience.
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More on compassion
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
MenciusMencius Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall.
Saint PatrickSaint Patrick We don’t make ourselves compassionate; we are born compassionate.
Najwa ZebianNajwa Zebian By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see that releasing our grip on anger and resentment can actually be an act of self-compassion.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.
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