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I Believe That To Meet The Challenge Of Our Times, Human Beings Will Have To Develop A Greater Sense Of Universal Responsibility. We Must All Learn To Work Not Just For Our Own Self, Family, Or Nation But For The Benefit Of All Humankind. Universal Responsibility Is The Key To Human Survival. It Is The Best Foundation For World Peace, The Equitable Use Of Natural Resources, And Through Concern For Future Generations, The Proper Care Of The Environment.

-Dalai Lama

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I Believe That To Meet The Challenge Of Our Times, Human Beings Will Have To Develop A Greater Sense Of Universal Responsibility. We Must All Learn To Work Not Just For Our Own Self, Family, Or Nation But For The Benefit Of All Humankind. Universal Responsibility Is The Key To Human Survival. It Is The Best Foundation For World Peace, The Equitable Use Of Natural Resources, And Through Concern For Future Generations, The Proper Care Of The Environment.

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Concern For Others

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Concern For Others

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It Is Time To Fill The World With Strong And Powerful Deeds. It Is Common Knowledge That No Great Captain In The World Has Ever Destroyed All Of His Enemies And Lived With A Sense Of Satisfaction. If One Enemy Is Killed, Two More Will Appear. It Is Important We Cultivate Love And Compassion To All The Sentient Beings Which Is The Way To Bring Peace To All.

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.

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In Today’s Interconnected And Globalized World, It Is Now Commonplace For People Of Dissimilar World Views, Faiths And Races To Live Side By Side. It Is A Matter Of Great Urgency, Therefore, That We Find Ways To Cooperate With One Another In A Spirit Of Mutual Acceptance And Respect.

I Try To Treat Whoever I Meet As An Old Friend. This Gives Me A Genuine Feeling Of Happiness. It Is The Practice Of Compassion.

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Anything That Contradicts Experience And Logic Should Be Abandoned.

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We May Be Different Races And Religions But We Are All Part Of The Same Human Family

Differences In Religious Beliefs, Politics, Social Status, And Position Are All Secondary. When We Look At Someone With Compassion, We Are Able To See Beyond These Secondary Differences And Connect To The Primary Essence That Binds All Humans Together As One.

The Point Of Life Is Happiness.

Just As You Have The Instinctive Natural Desire To Be Happy And Overcome Suffering, So Do All Sentient Beings; Just As You Have The Right To Fulfill This Innate Aspiration, So Do All Sentient Beings. So On What Exact Grounds Do You Discriminate?

Every Morning When I Wake Up, I Dedicate Myself To Helping Others To Find Peace Of Mind. Then, When I Meet People, I Think Of Them As Long Term Friends; I Don't Regard Others As Strangers.

One Country ... One Ideology, One System Is Not Sufficient. It Is Helpful To Have A Variety Of Different Approaches ... We Can Then Make A Joint Effort To Solve The Problems Of The Whole Of Humankind.

Real Change In Society Must Start From Individual Initiative.

I Believe That The Basic Nature Of Human Beings Is Gentle And Compassionate. It Is Therefore In Our Own Interest To Encourage That Nature, To Make It Live Within Us, To Leave Room For It To Develop. If On The Contrary We Use Violence, It Is As If We Voluntarily Obstruct The Positive Side Of Human Nature And Prevent Its Evolution.

I Don't Know Whether The Universe, With Its Countless Galaxies, Stars And Planets, Has A Deeper Meaning Or Not, But At The Very Least, It Is Clear That We Humans Who Live On This Earth Face The Task Of Making A Happy Life For Ourselves. Therefore, It Is Important To Discover What Will Bring About The Greatest Degree Of Happiness.

Because Of Lack Of Moral Principle, Human Life Becomes Worthless. Moral Principle, Truthfulness, Is A Key Factor. If We Lose That, Then There Is No Future.

As Long As We Observe Love For Others And Respect For Their Rights And Dignity In Our Daily Lives, Then Whether We Are Learned Or Unlearned, Whether We Believe In The Buddha Or God, Follow Some Religion Or None At All, As Long As We Have Compassion For Others And Conduct Ourselves With Restraint Out Of A Sense Of Responsibility, There Is No Doubt We Will Be Happy.

Artists Have The Responsibility To Serve Humanity Give People Hope.

Scientists Are Discovering That While Anger And Hatred Eat Into Our Immune System, Warm-heartedness And Compassion Are Good For Our Health.

Even Within One Person, Yesterday And Today, There Are Differences. We Must Look At A Deeper Level.

No One Can Afford To Assume That Someone Else Will Solve Their Problems.

These Days, In Our Materialistic Culture, Many People Are Led To Believe That Money Is The Ultimate Source Of Happiness. Consequently, When They Don’t Have Enough Of It They Feel Let Down. Therefore, It Is Important To Let People Know That They Have The Source Of Contentment And Happiness Within Themselves, And That It Is Related To Nurturing Our Natural Inner Values.

I Think, That In The Twenty-second Century, There Will Be More Female Reincarnations At Female Institutions. Then There'll Be Competition Between Male Lama Institutions And Female Lama Institutions. It'll Be A Positive Sort Of Competition.

Some People Say That The West Has A Cruel History. These People Also May See The Achievements Of Western Countries - In Terms Of The Economy, Education, Health, And Social Achievements - As A Result Of Exploitation Of Poorer Countries, Including Arab Countries. Western Nations Get Rich By Using Resources Such As Arab Oil. Meanwhile, The Countries Supplying Them Raw Materials Remain Poor. Due To Such Injustices, Jealousies Are Created.

Using Resources

Death Means Change Our Clothes. Clothes Become Old, Then Time To Come Change. So This Body Become Old, And Then Time Come, Take Young Body.

Whether Someone Believes Something Or Not, Believer Or Non-believer, As Long As You Are A Member Of The Human Family, You Need Warm Human Feeling, Warmhearted Feeling.

The More Contact We Have With One Another And The More We Come To Understand Each Other's Values, The Greater Will Be Our Mutual Respect.

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.

True Compassion Is Not Just An Emotional Response, But A Firm Commitment Founded On Reason. Therefore, A Truly Compassionate Attitude Toward Others Does Not Change, Even If They Behave Negatively. Through Universal Altruism, You Develop A Feeling Of Responsibility For Others: The Wish To Help Them Actively Overcome Their Problems.

Morally Speaking, We Should Be Concerned For Our Whole Environment.

It Is Crucial That We Realize The Great Value Of Human Existence, The Opportunity And The Potential That Our Brief Lives Afford Us. It Is Only As Humans That We Have The Possibility Of Implementing Changes In Our Lives.

Look At Children. Of Course They May Quarrel, But Generally Speaking They Do Not Harbor Ill Feelings As Much Or As Long As Adults Do. Most Adults Have The Advantage Of Education Over Children, But What Is The Use Of An Education If They Show A Big Smile While Hiding Negative Feelings Deep Inside? Children Don�t Usually Act In Such A Manner. If They Feel Angry With Someone, They Express It, And Then It Is Finished. They Can Still Play With That Person The Following Day.

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.

A Sense Of Concern For Others Gives Our Lives Meaning; It Is The Root Of All Human Happiness

Sensory Experience Does Not Offset The Intense Pain Or Pleasure We Feel On A Mental Level; It May Distract Us, But Doesn't Overcome It. On The Other Hand, If We Have Peace Of Mind, Even Negative Experiences Do Not Upset Us. Peace Of Mind Is Also Good For Our Physical Health. Medical Experts Have Found That Anger, Hatred And Fear Eat Into Our Immune System. Being Calm And Relaxed Is Better For Our Physical Well-being.

Negative Experiences

Compassion Should Be Unbiased And Based On The Recognition That Others Have The Right To Happiness, Just Like You.

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.

From Adversity We Can Learn The Value Of Patience.

A Lack Of Transparency Results In Distrust And A Deep Sense Of Insecurity.

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