Compassion Quotes by Sakyong Mipham

8 Compassion quotes by Sakyong Mipham

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Mipham’s mindful presence is evident in these eight short reflections, each encouraging a compassionate approach to life.

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A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working.…

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A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to…

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What is my great wish and intention, is to make a base of compassion and to encourage people to work to shift…

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Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

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There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is…

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...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This…

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“Then we wonder, “Why is nothing turning out the way I want?” Tiger mind creates a little gap in which we can…

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Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown.…

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