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A Compassionate Attitude Opens Our Inner Door, And As A Result It Is Much Easier To Communicate With Others. If There Is Too Much Self-centered Attitude, Then Fear, Doubt And Suspicion Come And As A Result Our Inner Door Closes. Then It Is Very Difficult To Communicate With Others.

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A Compassionate Attitude Opens

Dalai Lama

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A Compassionate Attitude Opens Our Inner Door, And As A Result It Is Much Easier To Communicate With Others. If There Is Too Much Self-centered Attitude, Then Fear, Doubt And Suspicion Come And As A Result Our Inner Door Closes. Then It Is Very Difficult To Communicate With Others.

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It Is My Belief That Whereas The Twentieth Century Has Been A Century Of War And Untold Suffering, The Twenty-first Century Should Be One Of Peace And Dialogue. As The Continued Advances In Information Technology Make Our World A Truly Global Village, I Believe There Will Come A Time When War And Armed Conflict Will Be Considered An Outdated And Obsolete Method Of Settling Differences Among Nations And Communities.

A Mind That Is Characterized By Unrest Will Not Be Tranquil Even In The Presence Of Great Calm.

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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.

Do Not Let The Behavior Of Others Destroy Your Inner Peace.

If We Make Consistent Effort, Based On Proper Education, We Can Change The World.

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By Developing A Sense Of Concern For Others' Well-being, Then No Matter What Others' Attitudes Are, You Can Keep Inner Peace.

Concern For Others

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If You Think You Are Too Small To Make A Difference, Try Sleeping With A Mosquito.

True Friendship Develops Not As A Result Of Money Or Power But On The Basis Of Genuine Human Affection.

Within The Framework Of The Buddhist Path, Reflecting On Suffering Has Tremendous Importance Because -realizing The Nature Of Suffering, You Will Develop Greater Resolve To Put An End To The Causes Of Suffering And The Unwholesome Deeds Which Lead To Suffering. And It Will Increase Your Enthusiasm For Engaging In The Wholesome Actions And Deeds Which Lead To Happiness And Joy.

For Material Progress And Physical Well Being, Peace Of Mind Is Of Utmost Importance.

The Practice Of Patience Guards Us Against Losing Our Presence Of Mind. It Enables Us To Remain Undisturbed, Even When The Situation Is Really Difficult. It Gives Us A Certain Amount Of Inner Peace, Which Allows Us Some Self-control, So That We Can Choose To Respond To Situations In An Appropriate And Compassionate Manner, Rather Than Being Driven By Our Disturbing Emotions.

When We Consider Reality Itself We Quickly Become Aware Of Its Infinite Complexity, And We Realize That Our Habitual Perception Of It Is Often Inadequate. If This Were Not So, The Concept Of Deception Would Be Meaningless.

If Your Heart Has Peace, Nothing Can Disturb You.

On Those Days When I Can Spend A Few Hours Getting Some Understanding, I Feel Fulfilled. I Feel As If I Have Made Good Use Of My Time.

A Good Motivation Is What Is Needed: Compassion Without Dogmatism, Without Complicated Philosophy; Just Understanding That Others Are Human Brothers And Sisters And Respecting Their Human Rights And Dignities. That We Humans Can Help Each Other Is One Of Our Unique Human Capacities.

A Positive Future Cannot Emerge From The Mind Of Anger Of Despair

Positive Future

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.

Love And Compassion Benefit Both Ourselves And Others. Through Kindness To Others, Your Heart And Mind Will Be Peaceful And Open.

I Love Smiles. That Is A Fact. How To Develop Smiles? There Are A Variety Of Smiles. Some Smiles Are Sarcastic. Some Smiles Are Artificial-diplomatic Smiles. These Smiles Do Not Produce Satisfaction, But Rather Fear Or Suspicion. But A Genuine Smile Gives Us Hope, Freshness. If We Want A Genuine Smile, Then First We Must Produce The Basis For A Smile To Come.

The Proper Way To Create Friends Is To Have A Warm Heart, Not Simply Money Or Power. The Friend Of Power And The Friend Of Money Are Something Different.

Many People And Companies Only Have One Goal: Money, Money, And More Money. Greed Is Ok When You Let Others Profit From It, But Greed For Oneself Is Bad, It Makes You Ill.

It Is Our Enemies Who Provide Us With The Challenge We Need To Develop The Qualities Of Tolerance, Patience And Compassion.

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.

Compassion, Forgiveness, These Are The Real, Ultimate Sources Of Power For Peace And Success In Life

Success In Life

As Soon As I Wake Up I Pay Homage To The Buddha, And I Try To Prepare My Mind To Be More Altruistic, More Compassionate, During The Day To Come So I Can Be Of Benefit To Beings. Then I Do Physical Exersice - I Walk On A Treadmill.

It May Seem Unrealistic To Think We Can Ever Become Free From Hatred, But Buddhists Have Systematic Methods For Gradually Developing A Tolerance Powerful Enough To Give Such Freedom.

Once You Develop Confidence In Your Own Ability, You'll Be Able To Make A Real Contribution To Creating A Better World. Self-confidence Is Very Important. Not In The Sense Of Blind Pride, But As A Realistic Awareness Of What You Can Do. As Human Beings We Can Transform Ourselves By Our Good Qualities And Reducing Our Faults. Our Intelligence Enables Us To Judge What Is Good From What Is Harmful.

Self Confidence

I Do Not Judge The Universe.

War Is Out Of Date, Obsolete.

If Indeed The Qualities Such As Love, Patience, Tolerance, And Forgiveness Are What Happiness Consists In, And If It Is Also True That Compassion, Defined As Concern For Others, Is Both The Source And The Fruit Of These Qualities, Then The More We Are Compassionate, The More We Provide For Our Own Happiness.

Concern For Others

Religion Does Not Mean Just Precepts, A Temple, Monastery, Or Other External Signs, For These As Well As Hearing And Thinking Are Subsidiary Factors In Taming The Mind.

If One's Life Is Simple, Contentment Has To Come.

Spirituality Actually Must Be Above Politics. Or Some Other Sort Of Business.

Dangerous Consequences Will Follow When Politicians And Rulers Forget Moral Principles. Whether We Believe In God Or Karma, Ethics Is The Foundation Of Every Religion.

The Creation Of A More Peaceful And Happier Society Has To Begin From The Level Of The Individual, And From There It Can Expand To One's Family, To One's Neighborhood, To One's Community And So On.

Share Your Knowledge. It Is A Way To Achieve Immortality.

If You're Looking For Work And Have A Choice Of A Job, Choose A Job That Allows The Opportunity For Some Creativity, And For Spending Time With Your Family. Even If It Means Less Pay.

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