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Hard Times Build Determination And Inner Strength. Through Them We Can Also Come To Appreciate The Uselessness Of Anger. Instead Of Getting Angry Nurture A Deep Caring And Respect For Troublemakers Because By Creating Such Trying Circumstances They Provide Us With Invaluable Opportunities To Practice Tolerance And Patience.

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Hard Times Build Determination

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Hard Times Build Determination And Inner Strength. Through Them We Can Also Come To Appreciate The Uselessness Of Anger. Instead Of Getting Angry Nurture A Deep Caring And Respect For Troublemakers Because By Creating Such Trying Circumstances They Provide Us With Invaluable Opportunities To Practice Tolerance And Patience.

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If You Have Only Education And Knowledge And A Lack Of The Other Side, Then You May Not Be A Happy Person, But A Person Of Mental Unrest, Of Frustration. Not Only That, But If You Combine These Two, Your Whole Life Will Be A Constructive And Happy Life. And Certainly You Can Make Immense Benefit For Society And The Betterment Of Humanity. That Is One Of My Fundamental Beliefs: That A Good Heart, A Warm Heart, A Compassionate Heart, Is Still Teachable.

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You Make Me Happy

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Secular Humanism

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Until You Have The Inner Discipline That Brings Calmness Of Mind, External Facilities And Conditions Will Never Bring The Joy And Happiness You Seek. On The Other Hand, If You Possess This Inner Quality, Calmness Of Mind, A Degree Of Stability Within, Even If You Lack The Various External Factors That You Would Normally Require To Be Happy, It Will Still Be Possible To Live A Happy And Joyful Life.

Human Beings Are Not Intrinsically Selfish, Which Isolates Us From Others. We Are Essentially Social Animals Who Depend On Others To Meet Our Needs. We Achieve Happiness, Prosperity And Progress Through Social Interaction. Therefore, Having A Kind And Helpful Attitude Contributes To Our Own And Others' Happiness.

Home Is Where You Feel At Home And Are Treated Well.

Some Mischievous People Always There. Last Several Thousand Years, Always There. In Future, Also.

I Have Found A Much Greater Appreciation Of Buddhism Because I Couldn't Take It For Granted Here In Exile.

We Have To Adopt A Wider Perspective, And Always Find Common Things Between The People Of North, East, South, And West. Conflict Comes From The Basis Of Differencs.

We Have To Have Some Form Of Politics. Politics Is A Form Of Resolving Conflicts. Politics Which Comes From Sincere Motivation Is Constructive.

Children Are Our Greatest Untapped Resource.

As Human Beings We Are All The Same. We Have This Marvelous Intelligence, Which Sometimes Creates Problems For Us, But When Influenced By Warm-heartedness Can Be Very Constructive. In This Context We Need To Appreciate The Value Of Having Moral Principles.

Learning To Forgive Is Much More Useful Than Merely Picking Up A Stone And Throwing It At The Object Of One's Anger, The More So When The Provocation Is Extreme. For It Is Under The Greatest Adversity That There Exists The Greatest Potential For Doing Good, Both For Oneself And Others.

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.

When We Talk About Global Crisis, Or A Crisis Of Humanity, We Cannot Blame A Few Politicians, A Few Fanatics, Or A Few Troublemakers. The Whole Of Humanity Has A Responsibility Because It Is Our Business, Human Business. I Call This A Sense Of Universal Responsibility. That Is A Crucial Point.

The Motivation Of All Religious Practice Is Similar: Love, Sincerity, Honesty. The Way Of Life Of Practically All Religious Persons Is Consistent. The Teachings Of Tolerance, Love, And Compassion Are The Same.

Without Changing One's Self, Without Peace In One's Self, World Peace Is Not Possible.

I Am Not Promoting Buddhism. I Am Promoting Human Values.

Then Another Thing, Now This Is Mainly For Our Interest About Tibet, Our Struggle. Whole Struggle Depend On Within Person. For Dangerous. Foolish! Not For This Only Institution Or Even Not Only For Buddhist Dogma, But Before National Sort Of Right, Our Right. So Therefore This Struggle Must Carried By People Themselves.

By Far The Single Greatest Danger Facing Humankind - In Fact, All Living Beings On Our Planet - Is The Threat Of Nuclear Destruction.

In Order To Develop The Willpower It Takes To Sacrifice, You Must First Realize That Spending All Your Time And Energy Pursuing Material Comforts Means You Will Eventually Suffer. It's All About Positive And Negative Consequences. It's Very Important To Be Aware That There Are Long-term Consequences [for Every Action].

The Purpose Of Our Lives Is To Be Happy. We Live In Hope, Which Means Looking Forward To Something Good. And There Are Increasing Scientific Findings That Both Our Physical And Mental Well-being Depend On Our Peace Of Mind.

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.

In Order To Become Prosperous, A Person Must Initially Work Very Hard, So He Or She Has To Sacrifice A Lot Of Leisure Time.

I Often Tease Young People About Their Concern For How They Look; More Important Is Inner Beauty - Compassion, Affection And Respect.

I Think Many People Knows What I Am Thinking. The Whole World Knows I Am Not Seeking Independence, Therefore Is Many Tibetan Disappointed, And Also Some Of Our Supporters - Many Indians, Many Europeans, Many Americans Are Also Disappointed Because I Am Not Seeking Independence.

In Some Cases, Lack Of Full Knowledge Or Holistic View, That Is Also Part Of The Problem. But Mainly Lack Of Moral Principle. So Long You Have This Genuine Sort Of Concern, Well Being Of Other. That's The Foundation Of Moral Principle.

So Long As Space Remains, So Long Sentient Beings' Suffering Remain, I Will Remain, In Order To Help, In Order To Serve... I Am Nothing But A Servant To Provide To Others. So If You Provide Some Happiness, Some Comfort To Others, Then Your Life Becomes Meaningful. If Your Life Creates Problems Or Suffering To Others, Then There's No Meaning To Your Existence.

Peace Starts Within Each One Of Us. When We Have Inner Peace, We Can Be At Peace With Those Around Us. When Our Community Is In A State Of Peace, It Can Share Peace With Neighboring Communities, And So On. When We Feel Love And Kindness Towards Others, It Not Only Makes Others Feel Loved And Cared For, But It Helps Us Also To Develop Inner Happiness And Peace.

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