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The Practice Of Altruism Is The Authentic Way To Live As A Human Being, And It Is Not Just For Religious People. As Human Beings, Our Purpose Is To Live Meaningful Lives, To Develop A Warm Heart. There Is Meaning In Being Everyone's Friend. The Real Source Of Peace Amongst Our Families, Friends And Neighbours Is Love And Compassion.

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The Practice Of Altruism

Dalai Lama

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The Practice Of Altruism Is The Authentic Way To Live As A Human Being, And It Is Not Just For Religious People. As Human Beings, Our Purpose Is To Live Meaningful Lives, To Develop A Warm Heart. There Is Meaning In Being Everyone's Friend. The Real Source Of Peace Amongst Our Families, Friends And Neighbours Is Love And Compassion.

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Lasting Happiness

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Self Confidence

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Using Resources

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Needs Of Others

A Simple Smile. That's The Start Of Opening Your Heart And Being Compassionate To Others.

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Love Of My Life

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When We Develop A Right Attitude Of Compassion And Gratitude, We Take A Giant Step Towards Solving Our Personal And International Problems

To Be Extremely Self-centred, Only Interested In Your Own Satisfaction, Always Brings Negative Consequences In The Long Run.

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Like The Lotus Which Thrives In Mud, The Potential For Realization Grows In The Rich Soil Of Everyday Life

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

As Far As Ignorance Is Concerned, Not Just Buddhism, Every Religion Recognizes It As The Source Of Suffering.

We Need To Understand How Destructive Emotions Affect Us And Constructive Emotions Can Help Us, So That We Can Maintain Our Peace Of Mind.

It Is... Very Helpful To Think Of Adversity Not So Much As A Threat To Our Peace Of Mind But Rather As The Very Means By Which Patience Is Attained.

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Differences In Religious Beliefs, Politics, Social Status, And Position Are All Secondary. When We Look At Someone With Compassion, We Are Able To See Beyond These Secondary Differences And Connect To The Primary Essence That Binds All Humans Together As One.

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

Had Tibet Not Fallen Away From Dharma China Could Not Have Invaded.

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.

When I Look At Birds And Animals, Their Survival Is Without Rules, Without Conditions, Without Organization. But Mothers Take Good Care Of Their Offspring. That's Nature. In Human Beings Also, Parents - Particularly Mothers - And Children Have A Special Bond. Mother's Milk Is A Sign Of This Affection. We Are Created That Way. The Child's Survival Is Entirely Dependent On Someone Else's Affection. So, Basically, Each Individual's Survival Or Future Depends On Society. We Need These Human Values.

The Death Penalty Fulfills A Preventive Function, But It Is Also Very Clearly A Form Of Revenge. It Is An Especially Severe Form Of Punishment Because It Is So Final. The Human Life Is Ended And The Executed Person Is Deprived Of The Opportunity To Change, To Restore The Harm Done Or Compensate For It.

See The Positive Side, The Potential, And Make An Effort.

Material Progress And A Higher Standard Of Living Bring Us Greater Comfort And Health, But Do Not Lead To A Transformation Of The Mind, Which Is The Only Thing Capable Of Providing Lasting Peace. Profound Happiness, Unlike Fleeting Pleasures, Is Spiritual In Nature. It Depends On The Happiness Of Others And It Is Based On Love And Affection.

I Believe That The Basic Nature Of Human Beings Is Gentle And Compassionate. It Is Therefore In Our Own Interest To Encourage That Nature, To Make It Live Within Us, To Leave Room For It To Develop. If On The Contrary We Use Violence, It Is As If We Voluntarily Obstruct The Positive Side Of Human Nature And Prevent Its Evolution.

External Circumstances Can Contribute To One's Happiness And Well-being, But Ultimately Happiness And Suffering Depend On The Mind.

We Have To Make A Sustained Effort, Again And Again, To Cultivate The Positive Aspects Within Us.

Again And Again

If A Person's Basic State Of Mind Is Serene And Calm, Then It Is Possible For This Inner Peace To Overwhelm A Painful Physical Experience. On The Other Hand, If Someone Is Suffering From Depression, Anxiety, Or Any Form Of Emotional Distress, Then Even If He Or She Happens To Be Enjoying Physical Comforts, He Will Not Really Be Able To Experience The Happiness That These Could Bring.

Pursuit Of Happiness

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Travel The World

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

It Seems That For Some People The Idea Of Compassion Entails A Complete Disregard For Or Even A Sacrifice Of Their Own Interests. This Is Not The Case. In Fact, You First Of All Have To Have A Wish To Be Happy Yourself - If You Don't Love Yourself Like That, How Can You Love Others?

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Every Man Has The Basis Of Good. Not Only Human Beings, You Can Find It Among Animals And Insects, For Instance, When We Treat A Dog Or Horse Lovingly.

When I Meet People From Other Cultures I Know That They Too Want Happiness And Do Not Want Suffering, This Allows Me To See Them As Brothers And Sisters.

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!

Cats, Dogs, And Some I Mean, Birds, Many Species Of Mammals, They Also Have The Sort Of Potential To Show Affection Firstly Because Of The Biological Factor.

When There Is Too Much Stress Or Worry, Look Within.

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.

Each Of Us Has The Potential To Contribute... You Have A Great Opportunity To Make A New Shape Of The World.

A New Way Of Thinking Has Become The Necessary Condition For Responsible Living And Acting. If We Maintain Obsolete Values And Beliefs, A Fragmented Consciousness And Self-centered Spirit, We Will Continue To Hold Onto Outdated Goals And Behaviors.

A Compassionate Attitude Opens Our Inner Door, And As A Result It Is Much Easier To Communicate With Others. If There Is Too Much Self-centered Attitude, Then Fear, Doubt And Suspicion Come And As A Result Our Inner Door Closes. Then It Is Very Difficult To Communicate With Others.

Cultivating Care And Concern For Others Gives Rise To A Kind Of Inner Strength. No Matter What Difficulties Or Problems You Face, In This Wider Context They’ll Seem Less Significant And Troubling To You. The Inner Strength, Self-confidence And Courage You Gain By Focussing On Others’ Needs Instead Of Your Own, Brings With It A Deep, Calm Sense Of Satisfaction.

Self Confidence

Concern For Others

We Consider That The Lives Of All Beings Are Just As Precious As Our Own, And Through This We Develop A Sense Of Concern For Others.

Concern For Others

Freedom Is The Real Source Of Human Happiness And Creativity. Irrespective Of Whether You Are A Believer Or Nonbeliever, Whether Buddhist, Christian, Or Jew, The Important Thing Is To Be A Good Human Being.

One Who Is Caught In Thought Loses One's Original Nature. All He Knows Are Words And Descriptions. When He Sees The Actual Thing, He Fails To Perceive It.

An Affectionate Disposition Not Only Makes The Mind More Peaceful And Calm, But It Affects Our Body In A Positive Way Too.

Climate Change Has Been Immense Difficulties Of Pains Or Illness Or Hard Life On This Planet. So Through That Way, You Have Sense Of Concern Of The Well Being, Not Sky, Not Just The Environment Itself.

We Are Driven By Self-interest, It’s Necessary To Survive. But We Need Wise Self-interest That Is Generous And Co-operative, Taking Others’ Interests Into Account. Co-operation Comes From Friendship, Friendship Comes From Trust, And Trust Comes From Kind-heartedness. Once You Have A Genuine Sense Of Concern For Others, There’s No Room For Cheating, Bullying Or Exploitation.

The Most Compassionate Form Of Giving Is Done With No Thought Or Expectation Of Reward, And Grounded In Genuine Concern For Others.

Genuine Concern

Concern For Others

I Always Tell My Western Friends That It Is Best To Keep Your Own Tradition. Changing Religion Is Not Easy And Sometimes Causes Confusion. You Must Value Your Tradition And Honor Your Own Religion.

The More We Take The Welfare Of Others To Heart And Work For Their Benefit, The More Benefit We Derive For Ourselves. This Is A Fact That We Can See.

One Country ... One Ideology, One System Is Not Sufficient. It Is Helpful To Have A Variety Of Different Approaches ... We Can Then Make A Joint Effort To Solve The Problems Of The Whole Of Humankind.

When Seen From Outer Space, Our Beautiful Blue Planet Has No National Boundaries.

Just One Small Positive Thought In The Morning Can Change Your Whole Day.

Peace Must First Be Developed Within An Individual. And I Believe That Love, Compassion, And Altruism Are The Fundamental Basis For Peace. Once These Qualities Are Developed Within An Individual, He Or She Is Then Able To Create An Atmosphere Of Peace And Harmony. This Atmosphere Can Be Expanded And Extended From The Individual To His Family, From The Family To The Community And Eventually To The Whole World.

If Every 8 Year Old In The World Is Taught Meditation, We Will Eliminate Violence From The World Within One Generation

Real Power Has To Do With One's Ability To Influence The Hearts And Minds Of Others.

From One Point Of View We Can Say That We Have Human Bodies And Are Practicing The Buddha's Teachings And Are Thus Much Better Than Insects. But We Can Also Say That Insects Are Innocent And Free From Guile, Where As We Often Lie And Misrepresent Ourselves In Devious Ways In Order To Achieve Our Ends Or Better Ourselves. From This Perspective, We Are Much Worse Than Insects.

People Should Not Rush To Change Religions. There Is Real Value In Finding The Spiritual Resources You Need In Your Home Religion. Even Secular Humanism Has Great Spiritual Resources; It Is Almost Like A Religion To Me.

On A Daily Basis, You Must Take More Care Of Your Mind Than Just Money, Money, Money!

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.

Without Freedom, Creativity Cannot Flourish. The Right To Freedom Is Crucial To Progress In Any Society; And The Context Is Having A Sense Of Global Responsibility.

If You Want To Change The World, First Try To Improve And Bring About Change Within Yourself. That Will Help Change Your Family. From There It Just Gets Bigger And Bigger. Everything We Do Has Some Effect, Some Impact.

The Quality Of Everything We Do: Our Physical Actions, Our Verbal Actions, And Even Our Mental Actions, Depends On Our Motivation. That's Why It's Important For Us To Examine Our Motivation In Our Day To Day Life. If We Cultivate Respect For Others And Our Motivation Is Sincere, If We Develop A Genuine Concern For Others’ Well-being, Then All Our Actions Will Be Positive.

There Is A Saying In Tibetan That "at The Door Of The Miserable Rich Man Sleeps The Contented Beggar". The Point Of This Saying Is Not That Poverty Is A Virtue, But That Happiness Does Not Come With Wealth, But From Setting Limits To One's Desires, And Living Within Those Limits With Satisfaction.

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