Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dalai Lama

Contemplating the suffering which is unbearable to us, and is unbearable to others, too, can produce awake mind, which arises from the compassion that wishes to free all living beings from suffering.

Dalai Lama

The greatest antidote to insecurity & sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength.

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To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.

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Scientists are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

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Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

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I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.

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Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever

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What acts as a far more effective circumstance for generating compassion and what, in fact, rouses us from our comfortable meditation seat is actually seeing or hearing others - encountering others directly, not just conceptually in our imagination.

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Your friend, your enemy, your neutral all are equal. Genuine compassion is unbiased.

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Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

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Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

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I have found that the greatest degree of inner peace comes from cultivating love and compassion.

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I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend

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If indeed the qualities such as love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness are what happiness consists in, and if it is also true that compassion, defined as concern for others, is both the source and the fruit of these qualities, then the more we are compassionate, the more we provide for our own happiness.

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Because the existing education system is oriented towards materialistic goals we need to pay special attention to inner values such as tolerance, forgiveness, love and compassion.

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We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our family and friends. Peace and warm-heartednes s can then spread through the community just as ripples radiate out across the water when you drop a pebble into a pond

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The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in life.

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What is the relationship between spirituality and ethical practice? Since love and compassion and similar qualities all, by definition, presume some level of concern for others' well-being, they presume ethical restraint. We cannot be loving and compassionate unless at the same time we curb our own harmful impulses and desires.

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We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their hatred. We all prefer others’ generosity to meanness. And who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment?

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Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed. Deep down there is no difference.

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It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.

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To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

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You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

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Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal.

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Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content.

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Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.

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It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

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Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

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Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.

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Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say they were wrong, but show them they are part of society and can change. Show them compassion.

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Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind

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It is important not to allow ourselves to be put off by the magnitude of others' suffering. The misery of millions is not a cause for pity. Rather it is a cause for compassion.

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I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty - compassion, affection and respect.