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17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

We Can Just Love ~ 17th Karmapa

I have observed a strange idea of love that many people seem to have: they see love as a kind of gift that has to be given back. Someone says, “I love you,” and if the other person does not reply with an “I love you, too,” the first person gets upset. But love doesn’t always have to be reciprocated. We can just love. If love doesn’t come back to you, it is still love that you give and that you feel. We do not always have to look to get something back for what we give, do we?
(From: “The Heart Is Noble. Changing the World from the Inside Out”, p. 32)
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