Quotes About Selflessness

It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt.

Love came and emptied me of self, every vein and every pore, made into a container to be filled by the Beloved. Of me, only a name is left, the rest is You my Friend, my Beloved.

Patting mother Theresa on the back, someone said to her: 'i wouldn't do what you do for a million dollars.' She said with a grin: 'me neither.

The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community [even if their intentions are ever so earnest], but the person who loves those around them will create community.

Fourth-century preacher John Chrysostom said, "This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the seeking of the common good. For nothing can so make a person an imitator of Christ as caring for his neighbors.

God's people are not to accumulate stuff for tomorrow but to share indiscriminately with the scandalous and holy confidence that God will provide for tomorrow.

A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities.

Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis: where you are worth nothing, there you should want nothing

I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you.

When family really needed you, nothing else mattered.

All the suffering there is in this world arises from wishing our self to be happy. All the happiness there is in this world arises from wishing others to be happy.

For as long as space endures  And for as long as living beings remain,  Until then may I too abide  To dispel the misery of the world.

All the happiness there is in this world comes from thinking about others, and all the suffering comes from preoccupation with yourself.

What need is there to say more? The childish work for their own benefit, The Buddhas work for the benefit of others. Just look at the difference between them. If I do not exchange my happiness, for the suffering of others, I shall not attain the state of Buddhahood. And even in Samsara I shall have no real joy. The source of all misery in the world lies in thinking of oneself; The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others.

Yoga teaches us that we can have whatever we may want in life if we are willing to provide it for others first.

Our goal as yoga practitioners is to free ourselves from selfishness and strengthen our connection to this Self. Yoga is the joining of the separate self with the universal Self; it is a process of synthesis.

People always say they're willing to die for the ones they love, as if nothing else they could do would be so hard. But it is harder to keep living for someone else, doing everything in your power to keep that person safe and breathing.

Share any item you would like to keep all to yourself. If you have any item you would not want to share, then sharing it with someone who would appreciate it is usually a true act of kindness. And not a small one either! I have a few of those types of things I want to hoard: they usually involve sugar. Apparently, I'm not alone.

carrying out kindness means doing a small act of generosity for someone else; overcoming our tendency to be selfish, inattentive, busy, impatient, or focused on our own needs; and doing it without expecting appreciation or anything in return.

Those who can't help themselves should be assisted to do so. Those who can help themselves should be assisted to additionally help others.

I know pride's a deadly sin, but I don't think the sin is deadly if you're proud for someone else" -Reenie Kelly

Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.

You're willing to miss the finals... for me?" "I attacked a van for you." "But that didn't interfere with your schedule.

When you're going though a difficult time, forget about yourself for a while. Go do something for someone else. This is the fastest way to pull yourself out of a negative state.