You need to care for yourself, of course, but not to the total disregard of others. Your accomplishments cannot come at the expense of others.

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
• Just Love
• Boxing Love with Our Expectations