Paul Bloom Quotes

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind.

I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and sense of responsibility with or without religion.

A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.

it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.

A heart set on love will do no wrong.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

... the main principle by which human beings must guide the future course of their development is love.

A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient for them; and so, perhaps, it would, if they had it.

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

Right now, the biggest shared value that I can think of is that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, and just have some good sense about what matters to you.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.

Being humble matters.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

The Golden Rule will always be good advice!

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.