I want to underscore this point: we find greed difficult to control not because it is natural, but because it has been generated by long, unchecked habituation. This is important to recognize, because even though old habits may be tough to break, all habits can be broken.

17th Karmapa

from the book The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out

translated by Ngodup Tsering Burkhar & Damchö Diana Finnegan


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Further quotes from the book The Heart Is Noble:

• Social action
• Protective Inner Wisdom
• The Wealth of Contentment
• Life in Balance
• Boxing Love with Our Expectations
• Just Love
• Nothing is intrinsically bad
• There are no fixed starting points
• Difference without Division
• Breaking barriers
• Healthy relationships
• Just not been introduced before
• Take joy in your sincere intentions
• Finding our nobility of heart
• Authentic love toward others
• Expanding our sense of ourselves
• There are no fixed starting points
• Open-minded
• Our life is vast
• Greed is a recipe for dissatisfaction