The practice of putting others in the center is not simply a crusade to do “good.” It is a practice based on the understanding that our own happiness is inextricably linked with the happiness of others.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

from the book Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence

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