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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.

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Human Beings Are Not

Dalai Lama

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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.

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If We Have A Positive Mental Attitude, Then Even When Surrounded By Hostility, We Shall Not Lack Inner Peace.

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Chinese People Themselves, They Really Want Change.

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I Am Just One Human Being.

Like The Lotus Which Thrives In Mud, The Potential For Realization Grows In The Rich Soil Of Everyday Life

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Characteristics

In Buddhism, Both Learning And Practice Are Extremely Important, And They Must Go Hand In Hand. Without Knowledge, Just To Rely On Faith, Faith, And More Faith Is Good But Not Sufficient. So The Intellectual Part Must Definitely Be Present. At The Same Time, Strictly Intellectual Development Without Faith And Practice, Is Also Of No Use. It Is Necessary To Combine Knowledge Born From Study With Sincere Practice In Our Daily Lives. These Two Must Go Together.

As Human Beings We Each Have A Responsibility To Care For Humanity. Expressing Concern For Others Brings Inner Strength And Deep Satisfaction. As Social Animals, Human Beings Need Friendship, But Friendship Doesn't Come From Wealth And Power, But From Showing Compassion And Concern For Others.

Compassion Automatically Brings Happiness And Calmness. Then, Even If You Receive Disturbing News, It Will Be Easier To Take, As Your Mind Is Still.

All I Can Do Is Engage With Complete Sincerity. Then Whatever Happens, There Is No Regret.

Children Are Our Greatest Untapped Resource.

There Needs To Be Understanding That Anger Never Helps To Solve A Problem. It Destroys Our Peace Of Mind And Blinds Our Ability To Think Clearly. Anger And Attachment Are Emotions That Distort Our View Of Reality.

Generosity Is The Most Natural Outward Expression Of An Inner Attitude Of Compassion And Loving-kindness .

I Have Always Had This View About The Modern Education System: We Pay Attention To Brain Development, But The Development Of Warmheartedness We Take For Granted.

Too Much Self-centered Attitude, You See, Brings, You See, Isolation. Result: Loneliness, Fear, Anger. The Extreme Self-centered Attitude Is The Source Of Suffering.

To Develop Patience, You Need Someone Who Willfully Hurts You. Such People Give Us Real Opportunities To Practice Tolerance. They Test Our Inner Strength In A Way That Even Our Guru Cannot. Basically, Patience Protects Us From Being Discouraged.

Affection Is Important Because It Counters Anger, Hatred And Suspicion That Can Prevent Our Minds From Functioning Clearly.

Kindness And A Good Heart Are The Foundation For Success In This Life, Progress On The Spiritual Path, And The Fulfillment Of Our Aspirations. Our Need For Them Is Not Limited To Any Specific Time, Place, Society, Or Culture.

There Is Soul Music, Soul Food, And Soul Love.

Food For The Soul

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.

When You Engage In Fulfilling The Needs Of Others, Your Own Needs Are Fulfilled As A By-product.

Love And Compassion Are The Pillars Of World Peace.

It Is Maybe Not The Best Choice To Have A Favorite Anything.

All Major Religious Traditions Carry Basically The Same Message, That Is Love, Compassion And Forgiveness The Important Thing Is They Should Be Part Of Our Daily Lives.

I'd Rather Be Kind Than Right. You Can Always Be Kind.

Choose To Be Optimistic, It Feels Better.

Prayer Alone Will Not Make A Happy Life. A Happy Life Must Be Built. You Must Act.

A Wider Of More Altruistic Attitude Is Very Relevant In Today's World. If We Look At The Situation From Various Angles, Such As The Complexity And Inter-connectedness Of The Nature Of Modern Existence, Then We Will Gradually Notice A Change In Our Outlook, So That When We Say 'others' And When We Think Of Others, We Will No Longer Dismiss Them As Something That Is Irrelevant To Us. We Will No Longer Feel Indifferent.

When I Talk To A Few Thousand People, I Just Feel I Am Talking To An Old Friend. Like That. I Never Felt Some Kind Of Distance, So Therefore, I Feel One Source Of Happiness. In That Kind Of Atmosphere, My Experience Seems Some Benefit To Some People.

Like A Lamp, Dispelling The Darkness Of Ignorance

The Only Clear Thing Is That We Humans Are The Only Species With The Power To Destroy The Earth As We Know It. The Birds Have No Such Power, Nor Do The Insects, Nor Does Any Mammal. Yet If We Have The Capacity To Destroy The Earth, So, Too, Do We Have The Capacity To Protect It.

I Believe All Religions Pursue The Same Goals, That Of Cultivating Human Goodness And Bringing Happiness To All Human Beings. Though The Means Might Appear Different The Ends Are The Same.

Unlike Physical Progress, Which Is Subject To Natural Restrictions, The Qualities Of The Mind Can Be Developed Limitlessly.

Ultimately, The Reason Why Love And Compassion Bring The Greatest Happiness Is Simply That Our Nature Cherishes Them Above All Else. The Need For Love Lies At The Very Foundation Of Human Existence.

The Universe Is A Single Atom: The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality.

Science Religion

As People Alive Today, We Must Consider Future Generations: A Clean Environment Is A Human Right Like Any Other. It Is Therefore Part Of Our Responsibility Toward Others To Ensure That The World We Pass On Is As Healthy, If Not Healthier, Than We Found It.

It Is Not Enough To Be Compassionate, We Must Act.

When Our Mind Is Calm, We’re Better Able To Find Peace Of Mind And Live A Joyful Life.

Who Has Magnificent Self-confidence And Fears Nothing That Exists? The Man Who Has Attained To Truth And Lives Free Of Error.

Self Confidence

The Need For Love Lies At The Very Foundation Of Human Existence.

Anger, Hatred And Jealousy Never Solve Problems, Only Affection, Concern And Respect Can Do That.

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