Quotes About Altruism

In the Catholic tradition, the idea of giving something up on a Friday - the act of self denial - has always been tied with being generous to those in need.

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

No nation helps more people around the globe. Our deep generosity is given so freely that it is simply expected, by others and by ourselves. From Ethiopia to Haiti to Japan where there is tragedy, famine or disaster, we lead the way with private and public help.

Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.

The gift of giving and paying it forward has always been traits I consider to be invaluable.

My biggest aspiration is to inspire people to do good. I believe that our wish for a harmonious world begins and ends with doing good. To inspire and empower people to focus on goodness, I wrote a new book called 'Activate Your Goodness: Transforming the World through Doing Good.'

I've still got to do something to help, however tiny it is. I always think of the old Hebrew saying, which is translated roughly into, 'He who saves one life saves the world,' because it's pretty ghastly to think of all the people we're not saving.

Donate to the extent that even if you don't have food for yourself after feeding the needy

Not even let your left hand know when your right hand is donating

Shower your unconditional love even if it might be a stranger

It was at that moment, that moment right before my certain death, that I finally realized that nothing done in selfish or vain ambition will ever last. Anything that you do solely for yourself, will rot away, decompose, turn to dust and blow away at the moment of your passing.

Do it because it's in your heart. Not because you want something in return.

Shantideva said: Whatever joy there is in this world All comes from desiring others to be happy, And whatever suffering there is in this world All comes from desiring myself to be happy.

Seeing emptiness, have compassion.

If all the harms Fears and sufferings in the world Arise from self-grasping, What need have I for such a great evil spirit?

the practice of Tonglen, which in Tibetan means "giving and receiving

Give all profit and gain to others, Take all loss and defeat on yourself.

the Tonglen practice of giving and receiving is to take on the suffering and pain of others, and give them your happiness, well-being, and peace of mind.

Compassion is the wish-fulfilling gem whose light of healing spreads in all directions.

As I breathe in, I am taking on the suffering of my friend or others, and as I breathe out, I am giving him or them happiness and peace.

Loving as He loves, Helping as He helps, Giving as He gives, Serving as He serves, Rescuing as He rescues, Being with Him twenty-four hours, Touching Him in his distressing disguise.

My interest in material wealth and greed for possessions were replaced by a thirst for spiritual understanding and a passionate desire to see world conditions improve.1

May I take on the suffering of everyone who has this terrible illness. May they be free from this affliction and from all their suffering.

And the great elements such as earth, May I always support the life Of all the boundless creatures. And until they pass away from pain May I also be the source of life For all the realms of varied beings That reach unto the ends of space.8