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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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There Is A Saying

Dalai Lama

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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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Rules To Live By

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Attaining Happiness

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Food For The Soul

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Compassion Is The Radicalism Of Our Time.

A Genuine Smile Touches Something Fundamental In Us: Our Natural Appreciation Of Kindness.

In Our Daily Life A Certain Way Of Thinking Makes Us Happy, And A Certain Way Of Thinking Makes Us Unhappy. In Other Words, There Are Certain States Of Mind Which Bring Us Problems, And They Can Be Removed.

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

My Religion Is Very Simple. My Religion Is Kindness.

Without Religion, Also There Is A Way, It Could Be This Way, Through Education, Through Scientific Findings, Then You Get Conviction. Not Necessarily Really Love Other, But For Their Own Interest They Are Showing Love, Compassion To Other Like That.

Even If Only A Few Individuals Try To Create Mental Peace And Happiness Within Themselves, And Act Responsibly And Kind-heartedly Towards Others, They Will Have A Positive Influence In Their Community.

What We Do And Think In Our Own Lives, Then, Becomes Of Extreme Importance As It Effects Everything We're Connected To.

My Faith Helps Me Overcome Such Negative Emotions And Find My Equilibrium.

So The Smart Brain Must Be Balanced With A Warm Heart, A Good Heart -a Sense Of Responsibility, Of Concern For The Well-being Of Others.

More Fundamental Than Religion Is Our Basic Human Spirituality. We Have A Basic Human Disposition Towards Love, Kindness And Affection, Irrespective Of Whether We Have A Religious Framework Or Not. When We Nurture This Most Basic Human Resource - When We Set About Cultivating Those Basic Inner Values Which We All Appreciate In Others, Then We Start To Live Spiritually.

The Time Has Come To Educate People, To Cease All Quarrels In The Name Of Religion, Culture, Countries, Different Political Or Economic Systems. Fighting Is Useless. Suicide.

If You Are Honest, Truthful, And Transparent, People Trust You. If People Trust You, You Have No Grounds For Fear, Suspicion Or Jealousy.

A Truly Peaceful Mind Is Very Sensitive, Very Aware.

Sometimes Religion Becomes Yet Another Source For More Division And Even Open Conflict. Because Of That Situation, I Feel The Different Religious Traditions Have A Great Responsibility To Provide Peace Of Mind And A Sense Of Brotherhood And Sisterhood Among Humanity.

Spend Some Amount Of Time Alone Everyday.

The Need For Love Lies At The Very Foundation Of Human Existence.

If A Harmonious Relationship Is Established Amongst Societies And Religious Beliefs In Today's Multi-ethnic, Multi-religious And Multi-cultural World, Then It Will Surely Set A Very Good Example For Others.

Children Are Our Greatest Untapped Resource.

To Be Aware Of A Single Shortcoming Within Oneself Is More Useful Than To Be Aware Of A Thousand In Somebody Else. Rather Than Speaking Badly About People And In Ways That Will Produce Friction And Unrest In Their Lives, We Should Practice A Purer Perception Of Them, And When We Speak Of Others, Speak Of Their Good Qualities.

Scientists Are Discovering That While Anger And Hatred Eat Into Our Immune System, Warm-heartedness And Compassion Are Good For Our Health.

With Genuine Love And Compassion, Another Person's Appearance Or Behavior Has No Affect On Your Attitude.

There Are Techniques Of Buddhism, Such As Meditation, That Anyone Can Adopt. And, Of Course, There Are Christian Monks And Nuns Who Already Use Buddhist Methods In Order To Develop Their Devotion, Compassion, And Ability To Forgive.

Lack Of Understanding Of The True Nature Of Happiness, It Seems To Me, Is The Principal Reason Why People Inflict Sufferings On Others. They Think Either That The Other's Pain May Somehow Be A Cause Of Happiness For Themselves Or That Their Own Happiness Is More Important, Regardless Of What Pain It May Cause. But This Is Shortsighted. No One Truly Benefits From Causing Harm To Another Sentient Being. . . . . In The Long Run Causing Others Misery And Infringing Their Rights To Peace And Happiness Result In Anxiety, Fear, And Suspicion Within Oneself.

The Jealousy That Arises From Another's Achievement Is Overcome By Developing An Awareness Of And Admiration For One's Own And Other's Achievement.

You Are The People Who Are Shaping A Better World. One Of The Secrets Of Inner Peace Is The Practice Of Compassion.

If You Want To Be Wisely Selfish, Care For Others

Like Anyone Else, I Too Have The Potential For Violence; I Too Have Anger In Me. However, I Try To Recall That Anger Is A Destructive Emotion. I Remind Myself That Scientists Now Say That Anger Is Bad For Our Health; It Eats Into Our Immune System. So, Anger Destroys Our Peace Of Mind And Our Physical Health. We Shouldn’t Welcome It Or Think Of It As Natural Or As A Friend.

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

I Have Come To The Conclusion That Whether Or Not A Person Is A Religious Believer Does Not Matter. Far More Important Is That They Be A Good Human Being.

If The Situation Was Such That There Was Only One Learned Lama Or Genuine Practitioner Alive, A Person Whose Death Would Cause The Whole Of Tibet To Lose All Hope Of Keeping Its Buddhist Way Of Life, Then It Is Conceivable That In Order To Protect That One Person It Might Be Justified For One Or 10 Enemies To Be Eliminated If There Was No Other Way.

True Compassion Is Not Just An Emotional Response But A Firm Commitment Founded On Reason.

If There Are Sound Reasons Or Bases For The Points You Demand, Then There Is No Need For Violence. On The Other Hand, When There Is No Sound Reason That Concessions Should Be Made To You But Mainly Your Own Desire, Then Reason Cannot Work And You Have To Rely On Force. Thus Using Force Is Not A Sign Of Strength But Rather A Sign Of Weakness.

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