Take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.
DALAI LAMAIf someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.
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Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.
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It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.
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Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.
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World peace must develop from inner peace.
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The enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience.
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Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
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Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind.
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The way to change others’ minds is with affection, and not anger.
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Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.
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Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable.
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Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal.
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We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering.
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The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.
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Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
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Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.
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