You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions. – HH The Dalai Lama
True Compassion
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, our compassion for others does not change even if they behave negatively. Our feelings of responsibility for others gives rise to a wish Read more
Healthy Compassion
Scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Compassionate Heart
On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Non-violent Way of Life
By implementing the practice of love and compassion, we will naturally live a non-violent way of life. Helping others and not harming them is the work of non-violence. – HH The Dalai Lama
Love, Compassion and Forgiveness
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness. The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. – HH The Dalai Lama
Love and Compassion are Necessities
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – HH The Dalai Lama
Friend to the World
Generate great compassion, and you become a friend to the world. – HH The Dalai Lama
Compassion a Key Role
The world’s major religious traditions all give the development of compassion a key role. – HH The Dalai Lama
Moisten Your Mind with Love
When you have moistened your mind with love, you can begin to meditate on compassion. – HH The Dalai Lama
One Human Being to Another
When I speak about love and compassion, I don’t do so as a Buddhist, or a Tibetan, or as the Dalai Lama, but as one human being to another. – HH The Dalai Lama
All The Virtues
Compassion and love are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. – HH The Dalai Lama
Developing Love and Compassion
Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever. – HH The Dalai Lama
Compassion and Love
Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Most Wonderful and Precious Thing
Compassion is the most wonderful and precious thing. When we talk about compassion, it is encouraging to note that basic human nature is, I believe, compassionate and gentle. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Sustained Effort to Cultivate Love and Compassion
It is not enough simply to wish that love and compassion should increase in us, we need to make a sustained effort to cultivate them. – HH The Dalai Lama
Motivated by Wisdom and Compassion
When we are motivated by wisdom and compassion, the results of our actions benefit everyone. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Foundation of our Happiness
It is my fundamental conviction that compassion constitutes a basic aspect of our nature as well as being the foundation of our happiness. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Essence of a Spiritual Life
As I see it, compassion is the essence of a spiritual life. – HH The Dalai Lama
Compassion and Happiness
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – HH The Dalai Lama
