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…

Quote by Dalai Lama

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The best relationship is one in which your love for each-other exceeds you need for...

The best relationship is one in which your love for each-other exceeds you need for...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive...

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive...

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain...

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain...

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness...

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

In Buddhism we have relative truth and absolute truth.

In Buddhism we have relative truth and absolute truth.

Compassion is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace, mental stability and for...

Compassion is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace, mental stability and for...

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

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

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

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It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily...

This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety...

This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety...

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do...

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

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Compassion is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace, mental stability and for...

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my...

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my...

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

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

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...