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I Usually Say The Aim Of Life Is To Be Happy. Our Existence Is Based On Hope. Our Life Is Rooted In The Opportunity To Be Happy, Not Necessarily Wealthy, But Happy Within Our Own Minds. If We Only Indulge In Sensory Pleasure, We'll Be Little Different From Animals. In Fact, We Have This Marvellous Brain And Intelligence; We Must Learn To Use It.

-Dalai Lama

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I Usually Say The Aim Of Life Is To Be Happy. Our Existence Is Based On Hope. Our Life Is Rooted In The Opportunity To Be Happy, Not Necessarily Wealthy, But Happy Within Our Own Minds. If We Only Indulge In Sensory Pleasure, We'll Be Little Different From Animals. In Fact, We Have This Marvellous Brain And Intelligence; We Must Learn To Use It.

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Because We All Share An Identical Need For Love, It Is Possible To Feel That Anybody We Meet, In Whatever Circumstances, Is A Brother Or Sister. No Matter How New The Face Or How Different The Dress And Behavior, There Is No Significant Division Between Us And Other People. It Is Foolish To Dwell On External Differences, Because Our Basic Natures Are The Same.

You're Happy When You Help Others Become Happy.

There Are A Number Of Qualities Which Are Important For Mental Peace, But From The Little Experience I Have, I Believe That One Of The Most Important Factors Is Human Compassion And Affection: A Sense Of Caring.

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

Inner Peace Is The Key: If You Have Inner Peace, The External Problems Do Not Affect Your Deep Sense Of Peace And Tranquility... Without This Inner Peace, No Matter How Comfortable Your Life Is Materially, You May Still Be Worried, Disturbed Or Unhappy Because Of Circumstances.

It Is Worth Remembering That The Time Of Greatest Gain In Terms Of Wisdom And Inner Strength Is Often That Of Greatest Difficulty.

Compassion Instills A Sense Of Calm, Inner Strength, And A Deep Confidence And Satisfaction

All Religions Try To Benefit People, With The Same Basic Message Of The Need For Love And Compassion, For Justice And Honesty, For Contentment. So Merely Changing Formal Religious Affiliations Will Often Not Help Much. On The Other Hand, In Pluralistic, Democratic Societies, There Is The Freedom To Adopt The Religion Of Your Choice. This Is Good. This Lets Curious People Like You Run Around On The Loose!

Look At South Africa, The Former Soviet Union, And The Middle East. They Still Have Many Problems, Setbacks As Well As Breakthroughs, But Basically Changes Have Happened That Were Considered Unthinkable A Decade Ago.

If There Is A Solution To A Problem, There Is No Need To Worry. And If There Is No Solution, There Is No Need To Worry.

True Friendship Develops Not As A Result Of Money Or Power But On The Basis Of Genuine Human Affection.

Our Love Could Change The Orbit Of The Earth. So, If A Meteor Ever Comes Hurtling Towards Earth With The Guarantee Of Destruction, Top Scientists May Call On Us To, Well, You Know, Do It Like Crazy For The Sake Of Humankind.

To The Extent That Our Experience Of Suffering Reminds Us Of What Everyone Else Also Endures, It Serves As A Powerful Inspiration To Practice Compassion And Avoid Causing Others Pain. And To The Extent That Suffering Awakens Our Empathy And Causes Us To Connect With Others, It Serves As The Basis Of Compassion And Love.

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.

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.

We Must Openly Accept All Ideologies And Systems As A Means Of Solving Humanity's Problems. One Country, One Nation, One Ideology, One System Is Not Sufficient.

Try To Remain Truthful. The Power Of Truth Never Declines. Force And Violence May Be Effective In The Short Term, But In The Long Run It's Truth That Prevails.

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Compassion Is Concern Of Others' Well Being.

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We Are All, By Nature, Clearly Oriented Toward The Basic Human Values Of Love And Compassion. We All Prefer The Love Of Others To Their Hatred. We All Prefer Others’ Generosity To Meanness. And Who Is There Among Us Who Does Not Prefer Tolerance, Respect And Forgiveness Of Our Failings To Bigotry, Disrespect, And Resentment?

... Our Individual Well-being Is Intimately Connected Both With That Of All Others And With The Environment Within Which We Live.... Our Every Action, Our Every Deed, Word, And Thought, No Matter How Slight Or Inconsequential It May Seem, Has An Implication Not Only For Ourselves, But For All Others, Too.

All Good Qualities Must Be Sown And Cultivated. We Can’t Expect To Change Overnight From An Ordinary Person Into One With High Realizations.

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.

I Am Convinced That Human Nature Is Basically Affectionate And Good. If Our Behavior Follows Our Kind And Loving Nature, Immense Benefits Will Result, Not Only For Ourselves, But Also For The Society To Which We Belong. I Generally Refer To This Sort Of Love And Affection As A Universal Religion. Everyone Needs It, Believers As Much As Non-believers. This Attitude Constitutes The Very Basis Of Morality.

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

The Question Of World Peace, The Question Of Family Peace, The Question Of Peace Between Wife And Husband, Or Peace Between Parents And Children, Everything Is Dependent On That Feeling Of Love And Warmheartedness.

If It Can Be Solved, There's No Need To Worry, And If It Can't Be Solved, Worry Is Of No Use.

A Genuine Transformation That Results From Sustained Concerted Effort Is Long Lasting Because It Has A Firm Foundation.

God Exists Or God Does Not Exist. Leave It For Us. Your Task Is To Learn How To Live Peacefully.

Inner Darkness, Which We Call Ignorance, Is The Root Of Suffering. The More Inner Light That Comes, The More Darkness Will Diminish. This Is The Only Way To Achieve Salvation Or Nirvana.

The First Beneficiary Of Compassion Is Always Oneself. When Compassion, Or Warmheartedness, Arises In Us And Our Focus Shifts Away From Our Own Narrow Self-interest, It Is As If We Open An Inner Door. It Reduces Fear, Boosts Confidence And Brings Us Inner Strength. By Reducing Distrust, It Opens Us To Others And Brings Us A Sense Of Connection To Others, And Sense Of Purpose And Meaning In Life.

We Cannot Overcome Anger And Hatred Simply By Suppressing Them. We Need To Actively Cultivate The Antidotes: Patience And Tolerance.

With The Realization Of Ones Own Potential And Self-confidence In Ones Ability, One Can Build A Better World. According To My Own Experience, Self-confidence Is Very Important. That Sort Of Confidence Is Not A Blind One; It Is An Awareness Of Ones Own Potential. On That Basis, Human Beings Can Transform Themselves By Increasing The Good Qualities And Reducing The Negative Qualities.

In Daily Practice, Reflect On The Benefits Of Love, Compassion And Kindness, Then Reflect On The Disadvantages Of Anger. Such Continuous Contemplation, The Growing Appreciation Of Love, Has The Effect Of Reducing Our Inclination Towards Hatred And Increasing Our Respect For Love. By This Means Even Anger Can Be Diminished.

Inspirational Love

Perhaps Our Teachings Seem Less Religious And More Technical, Like Psychology, So They Are Easier For Secular People To Use.

Judge Your Success By What You Had To Give Up In Order To Get It.

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

We Live Within The Environment. So That Directly Relates With Our Survival, Our Life. So Through That Way, More Concern Of Well Being Of Humanity, Then Naturally Concerned About Environment.

Determination, With An Optimistic Attitude Is The Key To Success.

The Most Important Thing Is Transforming Our Minds, For A New Way Of Thinking, A New Outlook: We Should Strive To Develop A New Inner World.

I Feel They Should Be Discussed Informally, Truthfully, Honestly, And In Some Cases, I Think, Without Forgetting ... Long-term Vision. They Should Be Practical.

For The Moment A Lot Of Attention Is Given To Economic Concerns, And These Problems At Hand Easily Eclipse All Others. But The Remedies Proposed For These Problems All Come Out Of Outmoded Ways Of Thinking... The Remedy? Compassion. The Logical Feeling That We Find In Ourselves If We Search Deeply Enough That Has To Be Exercised Toward All Other Living Creatures.

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