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

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

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

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.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

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

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

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

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

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

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

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

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

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

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.

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.

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.

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

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

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

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

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

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.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Compassion is a verb.

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

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

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.

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

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

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

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

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

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

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

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

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

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

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

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

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 the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.