Just look within to the virtuous thoughts you have had, and you will always find a reason to love yourself. Take joy in your sincere intentions. Everything starts with an intention. If you have been able to have beautiful aspirations, these aspirations will always be part of you, a beautiful part.

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:

• My trust is a gift
• There are no fixed starting points
• Loving Responsibility
• Boxed limitless potential
• Look what he did
• Our life is vast
• Just Love
• We truly have everything we need already
• Disconnected from our own noble heart
• Interdependent reality
• Who are you
• Our relationship to the material world
• Making healthy relationships possible
• Distinguishing between wants and needs
• Breaking barriers
• Boxing Love with Our Expectations
• Facing Impermanence Wisely
• Greed is a recipe for dissatisfaction
• Balanced Life