"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

Dalai Lama XIV, Tibetan Spiritual Leader

Ethics, Compassion, Happiness, Practice, Life

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"Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek."

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"We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder. You always have the choice."

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