It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.
DALAI LAMAInner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility.
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Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.
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Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
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When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied.
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If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!
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The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
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Take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.
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Wherever you have friends that’s your country, and wherever you receive love, that’s your home.
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Pain is inevitable,suffering is optional.
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A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
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Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.
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It simply depends on the attitudes, the perspectives, and the reactions we bring to situations and to our relationships with other people.
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To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible.
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Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.
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Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.
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In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.
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Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man.
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The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
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Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
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We create most of our suffering, so it should be logical that we also have the ability to create more joy.
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Love is the absence of judgment.
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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World peace must develop from inner peace.
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer.
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When it comes to personal happiness there is a lot that we as individuals can do.
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