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It Is Important That When Pursing Our Own Self-interest We Should Be 'wise Selfish' And Not 'foolish Selfish'. Being Foolish Selfish Means Pursuing Our Own Interests In A Narrow, Shortsighted Way. Being Wise Selfish Means Taking A Broader View And Recognizing That Our Own Long-term Individual Interest Lies In The Welfare Of Everyone. Being Wise Selfish Means Being Compassionate.

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It Is Important That

Dalai Lama

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It Is Important That When Pursing Our Own Self-interest We Should Be 'wise Selfish' And Not 'foolish Selfish'. Being Foolish Selfish Means Pursuing Our Own Interests In A Narrow, Shortsighted Way. Being Wise Selfish Means Taking A Broader View And Recognizing That Our Own Long-term Individual Interest Lies In The Welfare Of Everyone. Being Wise Selfish Means Being Compassionate.

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Genuine Friends

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Concern For Others

The Way Of Presentation Is Different According To Each Religion. In Theistic Religions Like Buddhism, Buddhist Values Are Incorporated. In Nontheistic Religions, Like Some Types Of Ancient Indian Thought, The Law Of Karma Applies. If You Do Something Good, You Get A Good Result. Now, What We Need Is A Way To Educate Nonbelievers. These Nonbelievers May Be Critical Of All Religions, But They Should Be Decent At Heart.

A Sense Of Contentment Is A Key Factor For Attaining Happiness

Attaining Happiness

For Tibetans, The Real Strength Of Our Struggle Is Truth - Not Size, Money, Or Expertise.

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I Do Not Want To Carry Any Public Position.

What Is The Purpose Of Life? I Believe That The Purpose Of Life Is To Be Happy.

If You Shift Your Focus From Yourself To Others, Extend Your Concern To Others, And Cultivate The Thought Of Caring For The Well Being Of Others, Then This Will Have The Immediate Effect Of Opening Up Your Life And Helping You To Reach Out.

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Whether One Is Rich Or Poor, Educated Or Illiterate, Religious Or Nonbelieving, Man Or Woman, Black, White, Or Brown, We Are All The Same. Physically, Emotionally, And Mentally, We Are All Equal. We All Share Basic Needs For Food, Shelter, Safety, And Love. We All Aspire To Happiness And We All Shun Suffering. Each Of Us Has Hopes, Worries, Fears, And Dreams. Each Of Us Wants The Best For Our Family And Loved Ones. We All Experience Pain When We Suffer Loss And Joy When We Achieve What We Seek. On This Fundamental Level, Religion, Ethnicity, Culture, And Language Make No Difference.

In My Mind Of Course Natural Disaster Like Tsunami, And These Things, Also I Think Indirectly May Relate To Human Behavior. But Then Major Sort Of Problems Actually They're Due To A Lack Of Moral Principle.

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

Science Religion

Looking At The Pattern Of Our Existence From Birth To Death, We Can See The Way In Which We Are Fundamentally Nurtured By Other's Affection.

I Believe All Suffering Is Caused By Ignorance. People Inflict Pain On Others In The Selfish Pursuit Of Their Happiness Or Satisfaction. Yet True Happiness Comes From A Sense Of Inner Peace And Contentment, Which In Turn Must Be Achieved Through The Cultivation Of Altruism, Of Love And Compassion And Elimination Of Ignorance, Selfishness And Greed.

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Self Confidence

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Pursuit Of Happiness

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The Roots Of All Goodness Lie In The Soil Of Appreciation For Goodness.

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.

The Past Is Past, And The Future Is Yet To Come. That Means The Future Is In Your Hands - The Future Entirely Depends On The Present. That Realization Gives You A Great Responsibility.

Whether Or Not We Follow Any Particular Spiritual Tradition, The Benefits Of Love And Kindness Are Obvious To Anyone.

Nothing Is Permanent.

Today Different Ethnic Groups And Different Nations Come Together Due To Common Sense.

Through Money Or Power You Cannot Solve All Problems. The Problem In The Human Heart Must Be Solved First.

You Use Force, You Create Fear. Fear Destroys Trust. Trust Is The Basis Of Harmony. The Hardliner Believes Harmony And Unity Can Be Brought By Force. That's Totally Unscientific, Totally Wrong.

I Am The Source Of My Own Suffering, Because Of The Habits Of My Mind.

The Female Biologically [has] More Potential To Show Affection And Compassion.

Religion Is Important For Humanity, But It Should Evolve With Humanity. The First Priority Is To Establish And Develop The Principle Of Pluralism In All Religious Traditions. If We, The Religious Leaders, Cultivate A Sincere Pluralistic Attitude, Then Everything Will Be More Simple. It Is Good That Most Religious Leaders Are At Least Beginning To Recognize Other Traditions, Even Though They May Not Approve Of Them. The Next Step Is To Accept That The Idea Of Propagating Religion Is Outdated. It No Longer Suits The Times.

Love Is Wanting Others To Be Happy.

The Antidote To Hatred In The Heart, The Source Of Violence, Is Tolerance.

Appearance Is Something Absolute, But Reality Is Not That Way - Everything Is Interdependent, Not Absolute.

There Are Only Two Days In The Year That Nothing Can Be Done. One Is Called Yesterday And The Other Is Called Tomorrow. Today Is The Right Day To Love, Believe, Do And Mostly Live.

Genuine Happiness And Compassion Go Hand In Hand.

Genuine Happiness

Awareness Of Death Is The Very Bedrock Of The Entire Path. Until You Have Developed This Awareness, All Other Practices Are Obstructed.

Our Enemies Provide Us With A Precious Opportunity To Practice Patience And Love. We Should Have Gratitude Toward Them.

All Religion Teaches The Virtues Of Love, Altruism And Patience, While Showing Us How To Discipline And Transform Ourselves To Achieve Inner Peace And A Kind Heart. Therefore, They Are Worthy Of Our Respect.

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.

It's Best Not To Get Too Excited Or Too Depressed By The Ups And Downs Of Life.

...it Becomes Clear That, Given Our Diversity, No Single Religion Satisfies All Humanity. ... And Since The Majority Does Not Practice Religion, I Am Concerned To Try To Find A Way To Serve All Humanity Without Appealing To Religious Faith.

Every Single Being, Even Those Who Are Hostile To Us, Is Just As Afraid Of Suffering As We Are, And Seeks Happiness In The Same Way We Do. Every Person Has The Same Right As We Do To Be Happy And Not To Suffer. So Let's Take Care Of Others Wholeheartedly, Of Both Our Friends And Our Enemies. This Is The Basis For True Compassion.

China Can Keep Her Troops On The External Frontiers Of Tibet, And Tibetans Will Pledge To Accept The Appropriate Form Of Union With China.

It Is Our Custom To Say That Someone Is 'lucky' Or 'unlucky' If They Meet With Fortunate Or Unfortunate Circumstances, Respectively. It Is, However, Too Simplistic To Think In Terms Of Random 'luck.' Even From A Scientific Point Of View, This Is Not A Sufficient Explanation.

If The Work Is Worthwhile, Then Whether We Can Complete It Or Not, It's Worth Making The Attempt. That's Why Courage Is Important.

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

On Occasions When U Feel Most Hopeless, U Must Take Powerful Effort. We Must Persist In Face Of Failure.

We Have A Responsibility To Look After Our Planet. It Is Our Only Home.

We Are All Basically The Same Human Beings, Who Seek Happiness And Try To Avoid Suffering. Everybody Is My Peer Group. Your Feeling "i Am Of No Value" Is Wrong. Absolutely Wrong.

If You Wish To Experience Peace, Provide Peace For Another. If You Wish To Know That You Are Safe, Cause Another To Know That They Are Safe. If You Wish To Better Understand Seemingly Incomprehensible Things, Help Another To Better Understand. If You Wish To Heal Your Own Sadness Or Anger, Seek To Heal The Sadness Or Anger Of Another.

When We Think Carefully, We See That The Brief Elation We Experience When Appeasing Sensual Impulses May Not Be Very Different From What The Drug Addict Feels When Indulging His Or Her Habit. Temporary Relief Is Soon Followed By A Craving For More. And In Just The Same Way That Taking Drugs In The End Only Causes Trouble, So, Too, Does Much Of What We Undertake To Fulfill Our Immediate Sensory Desires.

The More We Feel Concern For Others And Seek Their Well-being, The More Friends We Will Have And The More Welcome We Will Feel.

Concern For Others

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.

We Can Solve Many Problems In An Appropriate Way, Without Any Difficulty, If We Cultivate Harmony, Friendship And Respect For One Another.

Through Training There Is Knowledge. You Can Produce Compassion, Love, Forgiveness. You Can Change Yourself.

Forgiveness Love

Humans Are Not Machines-we Are Something More. We Have Feeling And Experience. Material Comforts Are Not Sufficient To Satisfy Us. We Need Something Deeper-human Affection.

Too Much Of A Self-centered Attitude Creates Mistrust And Suspicion In Others, Which Can In Turn Lead To Fear. But If You Have More Of An Open Mind, And You Cultivate A Sense Of Concern For Others' Well-being, Then, No Matter What Others' Attitudes Are, You Can Keep Your Inner Peace.

Concern For Others

Happiness Doesn't Always Come From A Pursuit. Sometimes It Comes When We Least Expect It.

Warm-heartedne Ss And Concern For Others’ Well-being Are A Condition For Happiness, Whether You Are Religious Or Not.

Concern For Others

If Someone Remains In A Peaceful And Tranquil State Of Mind, External Surroundings Can Cause Them Only A Limited Disturbance.

It Is Vital That When Educating Our Children's Brains That We Do Not Neglect To Educate Their Hearts.

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