Dalai Lama Quotes

I truly believe that compassion provides the basis of human survival.

Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human.

Kindness isn't just a virtue, its a necessity.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on other's kindness, how can it be in ......the middle that we would neglect kindness towards others?

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

Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Compassion is not an option. It's the key to our survival.

The greatest is to have a tendency to friendship; this is expressed in the form of tolerance and forgiveness, in the form of service and trust. In whatever form he may express it this is the central theme: the constant desire to prove one's love for humanity, to be the friend of all.

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

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

We're a compassionate nation.

We are a compassionate society.

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

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

The most important responsibility we have on this planet is to take care of one another.

So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others.

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self

Compassion instills a sense of calm, inner strength, and a deep confidence and satisfaction

I've always been fascinated by people's capacity to care. Everyone has a different capacity for it. Some people can take on more and deal with more. Today, with the economy, I have such respect for the hard work that has to be done. But we're on this planet and we have a responsibility to ourselves to care.

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

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.

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.

It's hard to pull apart empathy from compassion. What is really clear is that we innately care for other people at least to some extent.

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.