Pema Chodron Quotes

You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

I believe in goodness, mercy and charity. I believe in casting bread upon the waters.

I suppose "giving without expecting anything in return" isn't something new, but it always pushes your happy button when you do it or see it.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

Let us not only scatter benefits, but even strew flowers for our fellow-travellers, in the rugged ways of this wretched world.

As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.

Even the smallest and most trivial thing can bring you happiness when you do it for another.

Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.

The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.

I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

Give a portion of your money to others. By releasing an anxious grasp on your money, you will open yourself to receive all that is meant to be yours.

You've got to give away what you love.

That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

Everything I ever had, I have shared.

We must overcome our cultural barriers that giving should be a private and silent activity.

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

No matter how you decide to spend a little more time on your gestures of giving, the point is just quite simply that you do.

When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity; when the crumbs are swept from our table, we think it generous to let the dogs eat them; as if that were charity which permits others to have what we cannot keep.

Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

I was amazed by this person who, even though she had everything, would go to feed the homeless and visit sick children and Aids victims. It was like a fairy tale. Who was she really? Why did she do this? She was trying to find love. I wanted the world to see her kindness, her humility: I think she realised that would be her way.

The Secret of living is giving