Inside each of us there is a noble heart. This heart is the source of our finest aspiration for ourselves and the world. It fills us with the courage to act on our aspirations. Our nobility may be obscured at times, covered over with small thoughts or blocked by confused and confusing emotions. But a noble heart lies intact within each of us nonetheless, ready to open and be offered to the world… When we clear away all that blocks it, this heart can change the world.
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:
- Difference without Division
- Breaking barriers
- Healthy relationships
- Take joy in your sincere intentions
- Just not been introduced before
- 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
- Balanced Life
- Greed is a recipe for dissatisfaction
- Distinguishing between wants and needs
- Disconnected from our own noble heart
- My trust is a gift
- Boxed limitless potential
- A noble vision
- Look what he did
- The intention to work for others