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A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically.
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It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act.
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I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.
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Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort.
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It is not enough to belong to a religion. You also have to put it into practice. Religion is like medicine. You have to ingest it to combat the illness.
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I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.
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The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect.
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Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.
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I consider myself to be just one among 7 billion human beings. If I were to think of myself as different from others, or as something special, it would create a barrier between us. What makes us the same is that we all want to lead happy lives and gather friends around us. And friendship is based on trust, honesty and openness.
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Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly.
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We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.
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After I handed over all my authority, I feel now our struggle [for Tibet ] become much, much safer. And me personally, the day I officially handed over, that night, very unusual sound. I am quite free now.
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To develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in a way that even our guru cannot. Basically, patience protects us from being discouraged.
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When a person is in a miserable situation, then, yes, it is difficult to develop genuine compassion toward others. That's why I find it difficult to say to poor people, Please have compassion toward millionaires. That's not easy.
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I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.
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How can we eliminate the deepest source of all unsatisfactory experience? Only by cultivating certain qualities within our mindstream.
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If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it.
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