The amount of work that needs to be undertaken is great, and we bear an enormous responsibility. The future of the world depends on this. We cannot wait for others to act. Who is the hero who can save the world? It is you. It is everyone of us. If you accept this challenge, that would be truly heroic. You would be an altruistic hero.

17th Karmapa

from the book The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out

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Further quotes from the book The Heart Is Noble:

• Difference without Division
• Healthy relationships
• Breaking barriers
• 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
• Disconnected from our own noble heart
• Distinguishing between wants and needs
• A noble vision
• My trust is a gift
• Boxed limitless potential
• Look what he did
• The intention to work for others