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I Have Never Been Any Place Where I Was Not First Invited. And Upon Invitation, If I Feel That There Is Potential For Making Some Contribution To Humanity, I Will Comply In Spite Of Being Tired.

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I Have Never Been Any Place Where I Was Not First Invited. And Upon Invitation, If I Feel That There Is Potential For Making Some Contribution To Humanity, I Will Comply In Spite Of Being Tired.

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Genuine Happiness

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Concern For Others

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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.

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With A Basic Understanding Of All Humans As Brothers And Sisters, We Can Appreciate The Usefulness Of Different Systems And Ideologies That Can Accommodate Different Individuals And Groups With Different Cultural Heritages, Having Different Dispositions And Tastes. Each Person Has The Right To Choose Whatever Is Most Suitable, On The Basis Of A Deep Understanding Of All Others As Brothers And Sisters.

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People Assume That Happiness Stems From Collecting Things Outside Of Yourself, Whereas True Happiness Stems From Removing Things From Inside Of Yourself

Collecting Things

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Genuine Friends

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Let Us Cultivate Love And Compassion, Both Of Which Give Life True Meaning. This Is The Religion I Preach. It Is Simple. Its Temple Is The Heart. Its Teaching Is Love And Compassion. Its Moral Values Are Loving And Respecting Others, Whoever They May Be. Whether One Is A Lay Person Or A Monastic, We Have No Other Option If We Wish To Survive In This World.

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

Go At Least Once A Year To A Place You've Never Been Before.

Inspiring Travel

Constructiveness Is The Human Way.

You Need Self-confidence And Determination: Feeling Depressed And Losing Hope Will Never Really Help To Correct Any Situation.

Self Confidence

Responsibility - Moral Responsibilities, Responsibilities Regarding Society - These Are Things That Come From The Heart.

We Are Beset By Problems And If We Look For Their Source, We Find They Arise Because Of Our Selfishness, Because We Tend To Pursue Our Own Interests At The Expense Of Others. Our Various Religious Traditions Exist To Help Us Reduce These Problems. They All Teach Ways To Overcome Suffering Through Cultivating Love And Compassion, Tolerance, Patience And Contentment.

The Realization That We Are All Basically The Same Human Beings Who Seek Happiness And Try To Avoid Suffering Is Very Helpful In Developing A Sense Of Brotherhood And Sisterhood; A Warm Feeling Of Love And Compassion For Others.

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.

The Only Way To Fail Is To Quit.

When We Encounter Suffering, It Is Important To Respond W/ Compassion Rather Than To Question The Politics Of Those We Help.

Every Human Action, Whether It Has Become Positive Or Negative, Must Depend On Motivation.

Let Us Try To Recognize The Precious Nature Of Each Day.

My Faith Helps Me Overcome Such Negative Emotions And Find My Equilibrium.

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

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

I Am Increasingly Convinced That The Time Has Come To Find A Way Of Thinking About Spirituality And Ethics Beyond Religion Altogether.

We Should Reflect On The Idea That Since The Beginning Of Time Sentient Beings Have Been Mentally Unstable Because They Have Been Slaves Of Delusion, They Lack The Eye Of Wisdom To See The Path Leading To Nirvana And Enlightenment, And They Lack The Necessary Guidance Of A Spiritual Teacher. Moment By Moment They Are Indulging In Negative Actions, Which Will Eventually Bring About Their Downfall.

To Reduce Destructive Emotions We Need To Strengthen Constructive Emotions. For Example, To Counter Anger We Cultivate Love And Compassion.

Not Only Is Your Own Happiness And Welfare Related To Others, But The More You Help Them, The Happier You Will Be.

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.

A Mind Wishing To Benefit Other People And Other Sentient Beings Is The Very Basis Of Peace And Happiness.

Ageing Destroys Youth, Sickness Destroys Health, Degeneration Of Life Destroys All Excellent Qualities And Death Destroys Life. Even If You Are A Great Runner, You Cannot Run Away From Death. You Cannot Stop Death With Your Wealth, Through Your Magic Performances Or Recitation Of Mantras Or Even Medicines. Therefore, It Is Wise To Prepare For Your Death.

The Training Of The Mind Is An Art. If This Can Be Considered Art, One's Life Is Art.

The Enemy Is A Very Good Teacher.

Universal Responsibility Is The Key To Human Survival. It Is The Best Foundation For World Peace.

If You Want Others To Be Happy, Practice Compassion. If You Want To Be Happy, Practice Compassion.

Look At Children... If They Feel Angry With Someone, They Express It, And Then It Is Finished. They Can Still Play With That Person The Following Day.

We Begin From The Recognition That All Beings Cherish Happiness And Do Not Want Suffering. It Then Becomes Both Morally Wrong And Pragmatically Unwise To Pursue Only One's Own Happiness Oblivious To The Feelings And Aspirations Of All Others Who Surround Us As Members Of The Same Human Family. The Wiser Course Is To Think Of Others When Pursuing Our Own Happiness.

You Make Me Happy

In The Buddha's Life Story We See The Three Stages Of Practice: Morality Comes First, Then Concentrated Meditation, And Then Wisdom. And We See That The Path Takes Time.

Since Periods Of Great Change, Such As The Present One, Come So Rarely In Human History, It Is Up To Each Of Us To Make The Best Use Of Our Time To Help Create A Happier World.

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.

When, From The Depths Of Your Heart, You Spontaneously Wish All Beings To Find True, Lasting Happiness, This Is Great Love.

Lasting Happiness

My Main Hope Is Eventually, In Modern Education Field, Introduce Education About Warm-heartedness, Not Based On Religion, But Based On Common Experience And A Common Sort Of Sense, And Then Scientific Finding.

Common Experience

If Through Practice Of Insight You Develop A Sense Of Ease, Then Time Has No Relevance. If You're Miserable, Time Does Matter. It's So Unbearable, So Enormous You Want To Get Out Of It As Soon As Possible.

The More Adept We Become At Cultivating An Altruistic Attitude, The Happier We Will Feel And The More Comfortable Will Be The Atmosphere Around Us. But If Our Emotions Fluctuate Wildly And We Easily Give In To Hatred And Jealousy, Even Our Friends Will Avoid Us. So Even For People With No Spiritual Beliefs, It Is Important To Have A Peaceful Mind.

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.

Life Does Not Wait: Whether We Spend Our Lives Meaningfully Or Not, The Time Will Be Used Up Moment By Moment.

Meaning Of Life

The Feeling Of Being Happy Or Unhappy Rarely Depends On Our Absolute State, But On Our Perception Of The Situation, On Our Capacity To Be Satisfied With What We Have.

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