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Non-violence Means Dialogue, Using Our Language, The Human Language. Dialogue Means Compromise; Respecting Each Other’s Rights; In The Spirit Of Reconciliation There Is A Real Solution To Conflict And Disagreement. There Is No Hundred Percent Winner, No Hundred Percent Loser—not That Way But Half-and-half. That Is The Practical Way, The Only Way.

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Non-violence Means Dialogue, Using

Dalai Lama

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Non-violence Means Dialogue, Using Our Language, The Human Language. Dialogue Means Compromise; Respecting Each Other’s Rights; In The Spirit Of Reconciliation There Is A Real Solution To Conflict And Disagreement. There Is No Hundred Percent Winner, No Hundred Percent Loser—not That Way But Half-and-half. That Is The Practical Way, The Only Way.

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If You Can Do Something About A Situation, Why Worry? And If You Can't Do Something About A Situation, Why Worry?

Can Do Something

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We Must Work To Resolve Conflicts In A Spirit Of Reconciliation And Always Keep In Mind The Interests Of Others. We Cannot Destroy Our Neighours! We Cannot Ignore Their Interests!

If We Want Spiritual Development, The Practice Of Patience Is Essential.

Happiness Comes Through Taming The Mind; Without Taming The Mind There Is No Way To Be Happy

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

Foolish, Selfish People Are Always Thinking Of Themselves And The Result Is Always Negative. Wise Persons Think Of Others, Helping Them As Much As They Can, And The Result Is Happiness. Love And Compassion Are Beneficial Both For You And Others. Through Your Kindness To Others, Your Mind And Heart Will Open To Peace.

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

Even When A Person Has All Of Life's Comforts - Good Food, Good Shelter, A Companion - He Or She Can Still Become Unhappy When Encountering A Tragic Situation.

The Challenge Today Is To Convince People Of The Value Of Truth, Honesty, Compassion And A Concern For Others.

Concern For Others

Spirituality Actually Must Be Above Politics. Or Some Other Sort Of Business.

From That Viewpoint, America, Free Country, Democratic Country, So More Opportunity. Still Is More Sort Of Alive. This Is My Feeling.

If You Resort To Violent Methods Because The Other Side Has Destroyed Your Monastery, For Example, You Then Have Lost Not Only Your Monastery, But Also Your Special Buddhist Practices Of Detachment, Love, And Compassion.

Most Of Our Problems Are Related To The Mind, So We Have To Work To Reduce Our Destructive Emotions.

If Your Life Becomes Only A Medium Of Production, Then Many Of The Good Human Values And Characteristics Will Be Lost.

Characteristics

Some Mischievous People Always There. Last Several Thousand Years, Always There. In Future, Also.

If You Wonder What You Were Doing In The Past, Look At Your Body; To Know What Will Happen To You In The Future, Look At Your Mind.

It Is The State Of Mind Of The Person Wielding The Instrument That Determines To What End It Will Be Put.

If Science Proves Facts That Conflict With Buddhist Understanding, Buddhism Must Change Accordingly. We Should Always Adopt A View That Accords With The Facts.

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.

If We Wish To Ensure Everyone’s Peace And Happiness We Need To Cultivate A Healthy Respect For The Diversity Of Our Peoples And Cultures, Founded On An Understanding Of This Fundamental Sameness Of All Human Beings

No Matter What Activity Or Practice We Are Pursuing, There Isn't Anything That Isn't Made Easier Through Constant Familiarity And Training (i Think You Can Apply This To Soccer As Well)

If Your Mind Is Scattered, It Is Quite Powerless.

Peace Does Not Mean An Absence Of Conflicts; Differences Will Always Be There. Peace Means Solving These Differences Through Peaceful Means; Through Dialogue, Education, Knowledge; And Through Humane Ways.

I Met An American Lady Many Years Ago, Much Distant. Then I Told Her About My Own Difficult Experiences And I Showed Some Genuine Concern. She Responded, "why Are You So Concerned About Me?" We Need More Patience. At A Fundamental Level, We Are The Same Human Brothers And Sisters. Then Forget It. The Human Mind Is Very Strange. Like That.

Genuine Concern

If You Are Showing Love To Your Fellow Human Beings, You Are Showing Love To Your God.

My Aim Is To Create A Happy Society With Genuine Friendship. Friendship Between Tibetan And Chinese Peoples Is Very Essential.

Genuine Friends

My Brain And My Heart Are My Temples. My True Religion Is Kindness.

My Responsibility Is To Save Tibet, To Protect Its Ancient Cultural Heritage.

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.

We Can't Blame The Entire Muslim Society Because Of The Mischievous Acts Of A Few Individuals. Therefore, At The General Public Level We Must Cultivate The Notion Of Not Just One Religion, One Truth, But Pluralism And Many Truths. We Can Change The Atmosphere, And We Can Modify Certain Ways Of Thinking.

The Future Will Be In The Hands Of Those Of You Who Belong To The 21st Century. You Have The Opportunity And Responsibility To Build A Better Humanity. This Means Developing Warm-heartednes S In This Very Life, Here And Now. So, Do Whatever Work You Do, But Ask Yourselves Now And Then, 'how Can I Contribute To Human Beings Being Happier And More Peaceful?'

When We Are Motivated By Compassion And Wisdom, The Results Of Our Actions Benefit Everyone, Not Just Our Individual Selves Or Some Immediate Convenience. When We Are Able To Recognize And Forgive Ignorant Actions Of The Past, We Gain Strength To Constructively Solve The Problems Of The Present.

We Have Never Declared War On China. We Have Only Asked Them To Leave Us In Peace, To Let Us Have Our Natural Freedom.

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