It is clear that faults never lie exclusively on one side of a relationship. For this reason, if we are serious about forging relationships that work, we must also recognize our own faulty attitudes, and work on them. When we commit to identifying our own faults and transforming our own mind, then and only then are healthy relationships possible.

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:

• 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
• Our life is vast
• Open-minded
• Balanced Life
• Greed is a recipe for dissatisfaction
• Distinguishing between wants and needs
• Disconnected from our own noble heart
• A noble vision
• My trust is a gift
• Boxed limitless potential
• Look what he did
• The intention to work for others
• Loving Responsibility
• Authentic love