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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.

-Dalai Lama

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Dalai Lama

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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.

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Concern For Others

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I Hold The View That Death Is Rather Like Changing One's Clothes When They Are Torn And Old. It Is Not An End In Itself. Yet Death Is Unpredictable-you Do Not Know When And Howt It Will Take Place.

We Can Never Obtain Peace In The Outer World Until We Make Peace With Ourselves.

Physically You Are A Human Being, But Mentally You Are Incomplete. Given That We Have This Physical Human Form, We Must Safeguard Our Mental Capacity For Judgment. For That, We Cannot Take Out Insurance; The Insurance Company Is Within: Self-discipline, Self-awareness, And A Clear Realization Of The Disadvantages Of Anger And The Positive Effects Of Kindness.

From Adversity We Can Learn The Value Of Patience.

If Scientific Analysis Were Conclusively To Demonstrate Certain Claims In Buddhism To Be False, Then We Must Accept The Findings Of Science And Abandon Those Claims.

A Truly Peaceful Mind Is Very Sensitive, Very Aware.

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Rules To Live By

If You Want To Be Wisely Selfish, Care For Others

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A Mind Committed To Compassion Is Like An Overflowing Reservoir - A Constant Source Of Energy, Determination, And Kindness.

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On Every Level Of Human Life, Compassion Is The Key Thing.

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Today, Due To The Massive Chinese Population Transfer, The Nation Of Tibet Truly Faces The Threat Of Extinction, Along With Its Unique Cultural Heritage Of Buddhist Spirituality.

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Forgiveness Love

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Lasting Happiness

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The Foundation Of The Buddha's Teachings Lies In Compassion, And The Reason For Practicing The Teachings Is To Wipe Out The Persistence Of Ego, The Number-one Enemy Of Compassion.

Disagreement Is Something Normal.

Never Give Up. No Matter What Is Happening, No Matter What Is Going On Around You, Never Give Up.

To Defy The Authority Of Empirical Evidence Is To Disqualify Oneself As Someone Worthy Of Critical Engagement In A Dialogue.

Empirical Evidence

I'm Nothing Special, Just An Ordinary Human Being. That's Why I Always Describe Myself As A Simple Buddhist Monk.

We Don’t Need More Money, We Don’t Need Greater Success Or Fame, We Don’t Need The Perfect Body Or Even The Perfect Mate-right Now, At This Very Moment, We Have A Mind, Which Is All The Basic Equipment We Need To Achieve Complete Happiness.

Good Human Qualities-honesty, Sincerity, A Good Heart-cannot Be Bought With Money, Nor Can They Be Produced My Machines, But Only By The Mind Itself. We Can Call This The Inner Light, Or God's Blessing, Or Human Qualitity. This Is The Essence Of Mankind.

War Is Out Of Date, Obsolete.

The Way Of Presentation Is Different According To Each Religion. In Theistic Religions Like Buddhism, Buddhist Values Are Incorporated. In Nontheistic Religions, Like Some Types Of Ancient Indian Thought, The Law Of Karma Applies. If You Do Something Good, You Get A Good Result. Now, What We Need Is A Way To Educate Nonbelievers. These Nonbelievers May Be Critical Of All Religions, But They Should Be Decent At Heart.

Compassion And Love Give Meaning To Our Activities And Makes Them Constructive.

I Think There's Every Reason This 21st Century Will Be Much Happier.

For Discovering One's True Inner Nature, I Think One Should Try To Take Out Some Time, With Quiet And Relaxation, To Think More Inwardly And To Investigate The Inner World. That May Help.

We Are Born And Reborn Countless Number Of Times, And It Is Possible That Each Being Has Been Our Parent At One Time Or Another. Therefore, It Is Likely That All Beings In This Universe Have Familial Connections.

I Am Basically Optimistic.

Compassion, Tolerance, Forgiveness And A Sense Of Self-discipline Are Qualities That Help Us Lead Our Daily Lives With A Calm Mind

We Are Visitors On This Planet. We Are Here For One Hundred Years At The Very Most. During That Period We Must Try To Do Something Good, Something Useful, With Our Lives. If You Contribute To Other People's Happiness, You Will Find The True Meaning Of Life.

Inner Values Like Friendship, Trust, Honesty And Compassion Are Much More Reliable Than Money - They Always Bring Happiness And Strength.

Although It Is Difficult To Pinpoint The Physical Base Or Location Of Awareness, It Is Perhaps The Most Precious Thing Concealed Within Our Brains. And It Is Something That The Individual Alone Can Feel And Experience. Each Of Us Cherishes It Highly, Yet It Is Private.

If An Individual Has A Calm State Of Mind, That Person's Attitudes And Views Will Be Calm And Tranquil Even In The Presence Of Great Agitation.

Buddhism Does Not Accept A Theory Of God, Or A Creator. According To Buddhism, One's Own Actions Are The Creator, Ultimately. Some People Say That, From A Certain Angle, Buddhism Is Not A Religion But Rather A Science Of Mind.

Fear, Hatred, And Suspicion Narrow Your Mind - Compassion Opens It.

What Is Important Is To See How We Can Best Lead A Meaningful Everyday Life, How We Can Bring About Peace And Harmony In Our Minds, How We Can Help Contribute To Society.

If You Have Religious Faith, Very Good, You Can Add On Secular Ethics, Then Religious Belief, Add On It, Very Good. But Even Those People Who Have No Interest About Religion, Okay, It's Not Religion, But You Can Train Through Education.

I Always Have The Feeling That I'm Just Another Human Being.

The Most Important Benefit Of Patience Consists In The Way It Acts As A Powerful Antidote To The Affliction Of Anger.

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