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

Dalai Lama

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I think technology really increased human ability, but technology cannot produce compassion.
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When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.
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If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.
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