"It becomes increasingly clear that we won’t be free of self-destructive patterns unless we develop a compassionate understanding of what they are."

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I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to make it live within us, to leave room for it to develop. If on the contrary we use violence, it is as if we voluntarily obstruct the positive side of human nature and prevent its evolution.

— Dalai Lama