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Our World Is Increasingly Interdependent, But I Wonder If We Truly Understand That Our Interdependent Human Community Has To Be Compassionate; Compassionate In Our Choice Of Goals, Compassionate In Our Means Of Cooperation And Our Pursuit Of These Goals.

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Our World Is Increasingly

Dalai Lama

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Our World Is Increasingly Interdependent, But I Wonder If We Truly Understand That Our Interdependent Human Community Has To Be Compassionate; Compassionate In Our Choice Of Goals, Compassionate In Our Means Of Cooperation And Our Pursuit Of These Goals.

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Just As Rust, Which Arose From The Iron Itself, Wears Out The Iron, Likewise, Performing An Action Without Examination Would Destroy Us By Projecting Us Into A Negative State Of Existence.

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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.

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Moving Towards Better Rather Than Moving Away From Bad Is An Attitude Of Embracing Life Rather Than Rejecting It.

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It Is Important To Direct Our Intelligence With Good Intentions. Without Intelligence, We Cannot Accomplish Very Much. Without Good Intentions, The Way We Exercise Of Our Intelligence May Have Destructive Results.

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All Living Beings Have Experience Of Pleasure And Pain, And We Are Among Them. What Makes Human Beings Different Is That We Have A Powerful Intelligence And A Much Greater Ability To Achieve Happiness And Avoid Suffering. Real Happiness And Friendship Come Not From Money Or Even Knowledge, But From Warm-heartednes S. Once We Recognize This We Will Be More Inclined To Cultivate It.

True Happiness Comes From Having A Sense Of Inner Peace And Contentment, Which In Turn Must Be Achieved By Cultivating Altruism, Love And Compassion, And By Eliminating Anger, Selfishness And Greed.

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We Can Reject Everything Else: Religion, Ideology, All Received Wisdom. But We Cannot Escape The Necessity Of Love And Compassion. This, Then, Is My True Religion, My Simple Faith. In This Sense, There Is No Need For Temple Or Church, For Mosque Or Synagogue, No Need For Complicated Philosophy, Doctrine, Or Dogma. Our Own Heart, Our Own Mind, Is The Temple. The Doctrine Is Compassion. Love For Others And Respect For Their Rights And Dignity, No Matter Who Or What They Are: Ultimately These Are All We Need.

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By Deceiving One Another Through False Assumptions And Misrepresentations There Has Been, In Reality, A Great Lapse And Delay In Achieving The Real Goals.

Every Noble Work Is Bound To Face Problems And Obstacles. It Is Important To Check Your Goal And Motivation Thoroughly. One Should Be Very Truthful, Honest, And Reasonable. One's Actions Should Be Good For Others, And For Oneself As Well. Once A Positive Goal Is Chosen, You Should Decide To Pursue It All The Way To The End. Even If It Is Not Realized, At Least There Will Be No Regret.

Because Past Environmental Destruction Was The Result Of Ignorance, We Can Easily Forgive It. Today, We Are Better Informed. Therefore, It's Essential That We Make An Ethical Examination Of What We Have Inherited, What We Are Responsible For, And What We Will Pass On To Coming Generations. Ours Is Clearly A Pivotal Generation. We Have Global Communication And Yet Confrontation Is More Common Than Dialogue.

We Must Conduct Research And Then Accept The Results. If They Don't Stand Up To Experimentation, Buddha`s Own Words Must Be Rejected.

When Reason Ends, Then Anger Begins. Therefore, Anger Is A Sign Of Weakness.

Real Change In Society Must Start From Individual Initiative.

Human Potential Is The Same For All. Your Feeling, 'i Am Of No Value', Is Wrong. Absolutely Wrong. You Are Deceiving Yourself. We All Have The Power Of Thought — So What Are You Lacking? If You Have Will-power , Then You Can Do Anything. It Is Usually Said That You Are Your Own Master.

Believe In Yourself

Many People Think That Patience Is A Sign Of Weakness. I Think This Is A Mistake. It Is Anger That Is A Sign Of Weakness, Whereas Patience Is A Sign Of Strength

The World Will Be Changed By Western Women.

A Great Rock Is Not Disturbed By The Wind; The Mind Of A Wise Man Is Not Disturbed By Either Honor Or Abuse.

When Our Mind Is Calm, We’re Better Able To Find Peace Of Mind And Live A Joyful Life.

We Can Never Obtain Peace In The World If We Neglect The Inner World And Don't Make Peace With Ourselves. World Peace Must Develop Out Of Inner Peace. Without Inner Peace It Is Impossible To Achieve World Peace, External Peace. Weapons Themselves Do Not Act. They Have Not Come Out Of The Blue. Man Has Made Them. But Even Given Those Weapons, Those Terrible Weapons, They Cannot Act By Themselves. As Long As They Are Left Alone In Storage They Cannot Do Any Harm. A Human Being Must Use Them. Someone Must Push The Button. Satan, The Evil Powers, Cannot Push That Button. Human Beings Must Do It.

Medical Science Begin To Notice For Good Health, Peace Of Mind, Self-confidence, Optimism Is Something Very Important. And Also Preventive Measure.

Self Confidence

Cultivating Inner Discipline Is Something That Takes Time; Expecting Rapid Results Is Simply A Sign Of Impatience.

The Very Purpose Of Our Life Is To Seek Happiness.

Compassion Can Be Roughly Defined In Terms Of A State Of Mind That Is Nonviolent, Nonharming, And Nonaggressive. It Is A Mental Attitude Based On The Wish For Others To Be Free Of Their Suffering And Is Associated With A Sense Of Commitment, Responsibility, And Respect Towards Others.

Instead Of Harboring Fear And Suspicion We Need To Think Of Other People Not As ‘them’ But ‘us’.

I Don't Want To Convert People To Buddhism - All Major Religions, When Understood Properly, Have The Same Potential For Good.

My Religion Is Very Simple. My Religion Is Kindness.

Real Affection Comes From The Face. Those Political Leaders, When They Meet, They Are Always Hugging, But Not Very Genuine. Deep, Sincerity Comes From Face And Eye.

Buddhism Strongly Discourages Blind Faith And Fanaticism.

If Some People Have The Belief Or View That The Dalai Lama Has Some Miracle Power, That's Totally Nonsense.

The Development Of A Kind Heart, Or Feeling Of Closeness For All Human Beings, Does Not Involve Any Of The Kind Of Religiosity We Normally Associate With It...it Is For Everyone, Irrespective Of Race, Religion Or Any Political Affiliation.

There Are Two Kinds Of Satisfaction Or Happiness: One Mainly Through Mental Peace; Another Physical Comfort

The Proper Use Of Our Intelligence And Knowledge Is To Effect Changes From Within To Develop A Good Heart.

Furthermore, I Shall Explain The Nature Of Dharmata: Such A Nature As This Cannot Be Determined To Be Any One Thing. So However You Label It, That Is How It Appears.

Compassion Is The Wish To See Others Free From Suffering.

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