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I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values.

Dalai Lama

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If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
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If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good.
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The more we are concerned for the well being of others, the closer we will feel to each other.
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People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion. Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources it is almost like a religion to me.
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Delusions are states of mind which, when they arise within our mental continuum, leave us disturbed, confused and unhappy. Therefore, those states of mind which delude or afflict us are called 'delusions.'
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Now you are on the Buddhist way. Keep up your meditation, as there is no instant illumination. The mind moves slowly into this. Do not become attached to your method. When, in the course of your meditation, your consciousness will have expanded and been transformed, you will then recognize that all the ways are valid ways.
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If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then sleep itself becomes wholesome.
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If you wonder what you were doing in the past, look at your body to know what will happen to you in the future, look at your mind.
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For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice tolerance, and without tolerance you cannot build a sound basis of compassion.
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If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.
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When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take a giant step towards solving our personal and international problems
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Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.
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I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul.
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Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
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God exists or God does not exist. Leave it for us. Your task is to learn how to live peacefully.
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Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.
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I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight!
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