Compassion Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

“It seems that scientific research reaches deeper and deeper. But it also seems that more and more people, at least scientists, are…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“When you have a more compassionate mind and cultivate warmheartedness, the whole atmosphere around you becomes more positive and friendlier.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“It is clear that something is seriously lacking in the way we humans are going about things. But what is it that…

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“Sometimes when I meet old friends, it reminds me how quickly time passes. And it makes me wonder if we've utilized our…

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“Too much self-centered thinking is the source of suffering. A compassionate concern for others’ well-being is the source of happiness.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“He told me that while he was in a Chinese Communist gulag for almost eighteen years, he faced danger on a few…

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“eight pillars of joy. Four were qualities of the mind: perspective, humility, humor, and acceptance. Four were qualities of the heart: forgiveness,…

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“To practice tantra requires even greater compassion and greater intelligence than are required on the sutra path; thus, though many persons in…

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“Compassion is by nature gentle, peaceful, and soft, but it is very powerful. It is those who easily lose their patience who…

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“Compassion is a mind that focuses on the sentient beings that are miserable and wishes them to be free from suffering. Compassion…

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“We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion.... This, then,…

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“All of us, all human beings, are basically inclined or disposes toward what we perceive to be good. Whatever we do, we…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“A compassionate concern for others’ well-being is the source of happiness.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a…

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“Living in society, we must share the suffering of our fellow citizens and practice compassion and tolerance not only toward our loved…

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“Some people think that cultivating compassion is good for others but not necessarily for themselves, but this is wrong. You are the…

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“Within all beings there is the seed of perfection. However, compassion is required in order to activate that seed which is inherent…

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“True compassion does not stem from the pleasure of feeling close to one person or another, but from the conviction that other…

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“If a person shows anger to you, and you show anger in return, the result is disaster. If you nurse hatred, you…

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“Compassion is a mind wishing that sentient beings be free from suffering, and loving-kindness is a mind wishing that they meet with…

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“Then having seen all sentient beings as equal, with no difference between them, you should meditate on sentient beings to whom you…

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“more dangerous than guns or bombs are hatred, lack of compassion, and lack of respect for the rights of others. As long…

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“Motivated by compassion for all sentient beings, Buddha Shakyamuni observed all these problems, and he reflected on the nature of his own…

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“Ultimately humanity is one, and this small planet is our only home. If we're to protect this home of ours, each of…

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“By simply shifting my focus to another person, which is what compassion does, my own pain was much less intense. This is…

— Dalai Lama XIV