Dalai Lama Quotes

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self

Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.

If indeed the qualities such as love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness are what happiness consists in, and if it is also true that compassion, defined as concern for others, is both the source and the fruit of these qualities, then the more we are compassionate, the more we provide for our own happiness.

A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Once you encourage the thought of compassion in your mind, once it becomes active, then your attitude towards others changes automatically.

Compassion is concern of others' well being.

Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others’ well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not.

If you are not concerned about your neighbor's salvation, then I am concerned for yours.

The really important kind of freedom involves...being able truly to care about other people...

Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.

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

Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely one individual among many.

Sympathy is the first great lesson which man should learn. It will be ill for him if he proceeds no farther; if his emotions are but excited to roll back on his heart, and to be fostered in luxurious quiet. But unless he learns to feel for things in which he has no personal interest, he can achieve nothing generous or noble.

True kindness presupposes the faculty of imagining as one's own the suffering and joys of others.

I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.

The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life.

Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on the wish for others to be free of their suffering and is associated with a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards others.

Compassion is a mental quality that can bring us true lasting inner peace and inner strength.

Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.

It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence . To help others takes courage and inner strength.