Dalai Lama Quotes on Compassion (19 Quotes)


    All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

    For the individual, one truth or one religion is essential, ... it is very important to make clear that all religious traditions have the same message love, compassion and contentment.

    Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into peoples hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human 'brain' with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human 'heart' with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.

    Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents, and then later on in our life when we are oppressed by sickness and become old, we are again dependent on the kindness of others. Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on other's kindness, how can it be in the middle that we would neglect kindness towards others

    Compassion in Exile The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama.


    This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

    My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

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

    The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.

    Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

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

    Richard Blum has been a friend of the Tibetan people for three decades. I am delighted to know our message of kindness and compassion has taken a new practical dimension by the establishment of this new center at the University of California, Berkeley.

    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

    If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

    There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

    Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties the survival of humanity will be endangered.

    Physically you are a human being, but mentally you are incomplete. Given that we have this physical human form, we must safeguard our mental capacity for judgment. For that, we cannot take out insurance the insurance company is within self-discipline, self-awareness, and a clear realization of the disadvantages of anger and the positive effects of kindness.

    Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.


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