Do you want to let yourself be defined by your possessions or by your job? I mean this as a serious question, because you could identify yourself with your job or your money or your possessions. Or you could identify yourself with your inner qualities and with happiness. It really is up to you.

17th Karmapa

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

translated by Ngodup Tsering Burkhar & Damchö Diana Finnegan


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Further quotes from the book The Heart Is Noble:

• Interdependent reality
• Our relationship to the material world
• Let the moon be the keeper of my love
• Making healthy relationships possible
• Take joy in your sincere intentions
• We need space to grow and learn from our own mistakes
• Distinguishing between wants and needs
• Breaking barriers
• Boxing Love with Our Expectations
• Social action
• Facing Impermanence Wisely
• Greed is a recipe for dissatisfaction
• Balanced Life
• The intention to work for others
• True Wealth
• The kindness we receive from others
• Life in Balance
• Expanding our sense of ourselves
• The Wealth of Contentment