Lobsang Tenzin Quotes

I always want to listen with an open mind.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

I am someone who will listen and someone who has an open mind.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

Listen with grace, with no judgment, without imposing the law.

Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'

I've gotten really good at not judging characters.

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.

I'd like to have more tolerance.

An open mind is prerequisite to an open heart.

I just want to be more willing to listen to many people and be cautious about what I'm doing.

When people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening.

In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother.

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.