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Peace in ourselves, peace in the world.

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Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance.
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During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes within the circle of monks, i think they might also be of use in our households and in our society.The first practice is Face-to-Face-Sitting.
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A bodhisattva is someone who has compassion within himself or herself and who is able to make another person smile or help someone suffer less. Every one of us is capable of this.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing your best for the future already.
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If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism.
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Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.
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The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
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What you are looking for is already in you...You already are everything you are seeking.
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Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.
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When you suffer, you can look deeply at your situation and find the many blessings that are already surrounding you. It is wonderful to sit with a pen and paper and write down all the conditions for happiness that are already there, already available to you right in this moment.
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Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful.
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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
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Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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Fear is born from ignorance. We think that the other person is trying to take away something from us. But if we look deeply, we see that the desire of the other person is exactly our own desire - to have peace, to be able to have a chance to live.
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The buddha called suffering a holy truth, because our suffering has the capacity of showing us the path to liberation. Embrace your suffering and let it reveal to you the way to peace.
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If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile?
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