I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks. Dalai Lama Xiv
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Compassion can take different forms. It may involve a physical, mental or emotional response to the suffering of others. Compassion can also be a feeling of detachment from those who are suffering, even if the person doesn’t know them. In general, though, compassion is a caring for another person that arises from a wish to relieve their suffering and prevent their pain. In this quote by Dalai Lama, he is saying that compassion can bring long term happiness to our lives on multiple levels.

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