The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
—Tenzin Gyatso
Tag: Selflessness
Even after all this time the sun never…
Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.
-Hafiz
The way to get things done is not…
The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
-Benjamin Jowett
Can you step back from your own mind…
Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things? Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing, acting with no expectations, leading and not trying to control: this is the supreme virtue.
-Lao Tzu
To be nothing to have nothing to keep…
To be nothing, to have nothing, to keep nothing for oneself is the greatest gift, the highest generosity.
-Nisargadatta Maharaj
The things you do for yourself are gone…
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.
-Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
One of the secrets of life is that…
One of the secrets of life is that all that is worth doing is what we do for others.
Levis Strauss