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:

• Authentic love
• Making healthy relationships possible
• Facing Impermanence Wisely
• The kindness we receive from others
• We truly have everything we need already
• Our relationship to the material world
• Who are you
• Let the moon be the keeper of my love
• Capacity for Change
• True Wealth
• Taking delight in your inner nature
• Reality is your teacher
• We need space to grow and learn from our own mistakes
• Interdependent reality
• The Wealth of Contentment
• Social action
• Protective Inner Wisdom
• Life in Balance
• Boxing Love with Our Expectations
• Just Love