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Compassion Quotes by Dalai Lama

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A more compassionate mind brings happiness and calm, even when bad news arrives. The quotes say that many religions teach love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness to grow compassion. Scientists are finding that kindness strengthens the immune system while anger harms it, so compassion also helps our health.

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On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.

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Ultimately, the human being is in the mercy of nature.

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Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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ONE MUST BE COMPASSIONATE TO ONE'S SELF BEFORE EXTERNAL COMPASSION.

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I truly believe that compassion provides the basis of human survival.

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Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

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Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive.

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My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness.

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Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship.

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Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival.

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One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

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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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Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength.

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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and…

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When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

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There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

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Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental…

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Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect…

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As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. We have learned that the key to happiness is…

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All People and things are interdependent. The world has become so small that no nation can solve its problems alone, in isolation…

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Ultimately, the decision to save the environment must come from the human heart. The key point is a call for a genuine…

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Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself.…

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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…

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Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which…

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As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we…

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We humans have existed in our present form for about a hundred thousand years. I believe that if during this time the…

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For the moment a lot of attention is given to economic concerns, and these problems at hand easily eclipse all others. But…

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Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence…

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All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But…

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The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If…

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Mentally, physically and emotionally we are the same. We each have the potential to good and bad and to be overcome by…

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All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty,…

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Compassion seems to be the greatest power.

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

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Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

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Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.

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

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Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

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Compassion is concern of others' well being.

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Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.

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