Man surprised me most about humanity.Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.14971498Copy Quote
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.14751476Copy Quote
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
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Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.12201221Copy Quote
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
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Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.10701071Copy Quote
Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
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Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering. Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference.964965Copy Quote
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.883884Copy Quote
When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new.846847Copy Quote
When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.721722Copy Quote
We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.676677Copy Quote
If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use.
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Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions.535536Copy Quote
Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.505506Copy Quote
The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.488489Copy Quote
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.443444Copy Quote
True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.438439Copy Quote
Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.403404Copy Quote
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.377378Copy Quote
A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.269270Copy Quote
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
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If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others.229230Copy Quote
Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace.214215Copy Quote
A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility201202Copy Quote
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
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Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest in dealing with others, offering praise where it is due, giving comfort and advice where they are needed, and simply sharing one's time with someone - all these are forms of generosity, and they do not require any particular level of material wealth.192193Copy Quote
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation191192Copy Quote
We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.188189Copy Quote
Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.187188Copy Quote
Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.
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The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.166167Copy Quote
If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.159160Copy Quote
Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.158159Copy Quote
Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we'll actually make it a happy year.150151Copy Quote
I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life.148149Copy Quote
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.146147Copy Quote
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.146147Copy Quote
If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you.
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Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.144145Copy Quote
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
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The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
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Today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.
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It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind, that is, in terms of calming and eventually dispelling anger. This is action out of compassion. The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.116117Copy Quote
Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.114115Copy Quote
I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
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The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.
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I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation.106107Copy Quote
Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.
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The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.105106Copy Quote
I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.
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Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.
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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.101102Copy Quote
Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.
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It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.99100Copy Quote
All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.9899Copy Quote
A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness
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"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."9697Copy Quote
True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection.9596Copy Quote
As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.
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Whether we like it or not, we have all been born into this world as part of one great human family. Rich or poor, educated or uneducated, belonging to one nation or another, to one religion or another, adhering to this ideology or that, ultimately each of is just a human being like everyone else. We all desire happiness and do not want suffering.8889Copy Quote
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.8586Copy Quote
There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.8485Copy Quote
The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
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It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence . To help others takes courage and inner strength.8384Copy Quote
It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.8384Copy Quote
The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life.8182Copy Quote
Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony.
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Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.8081Copy Quote
Samsara - our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of a basic continuum. So this continuity of consciousness us always present. This is the meaning of tantra.8081Copy Quote
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.7980Copy Quote
If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love.7980Copy Quote
Compassion is the radicalism of our time.
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Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of hardship comes a greater capacity to accept difficulties without losing our sense of inner calm. Of course, I do not advocate seeking out hardship as a way of life, but merely wish to suggest that, if you relate to it constructively, it can bring greater inner strength and fortitude.7980Copy Quote
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