When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that's all that's happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. The gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. On the other hand, wretchedness--life's painful aspect--softens us up considerably. Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person.

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

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

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.