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Today, The World Is So Small And So Interdependent That The Concept Of War Has Become Anachronistic, An Outmoded Approach. As A Rule, We Always Talk About Reform And Changes. Among The Old Traditions, There Are Many Aspects That Are Either Ill-suited To Our Present Reality Or Are Counterproductive Due To Their Shortsightedness. These, We Have Consigned To The Dustbin Of History. War Too Should Be Relegated To The Dustbin Of History.

-Dalai Lama

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Today, The World Is So Small And So Interdependent That The Concept Of War Has Become Anachronistic, An Outmoded Approach. As A Rule, We Always Talk About Reform And Changes. Among The Old Traditions, There Are Many Aspects That Are Either Ill-suited To Our Present Reality Or Are Counterproductive Due To Their Shortsightedness. These, We Have Consigned To The Dustbin Of History. War Too Should Be Relegated To The Dustbin Of History.

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There Can Be No Peace As Long As There Is Grinding Poverty, Social Injustice, Inequality, Oppression, Environmental Degradation, And As Long As The Weak And Small Continue To Be Trodden By The Mighty And Powerful.

Peace, In The Sense Of The Absence Of War, Is Of Little Value To Someone Who Is Dying Of Hunger Or Cold. It Will Not Remove The Pain Of Torture Inflicted On A Prisoner Of Conscience. It Does Not Comfort Those Who Have Lost Their Loved Ones In Floods Caused By Senseless Deforestation In A Neighboring Country. Peace Can Only Last Where Human Rights Are Respected, Where The People Are Fed, And Where Individuals And Nations Are Free.

I Try To Treat Whoever I Meet As An Old Friend. This Gives Me A Genuine Feeling Of Happiness. It Is The Practice Of Compassion.

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.

Each Of Us Must Learn To Work Not Just For One Self, One's Own Family Or One's Nation, But For The Benefit Of All Humankind. Universal Responsibility Is The Key To Human Survival. It Is The Best Foundation For World Peace.

If There Is Love, There Is Hope That One May Have Real Families, Real Brotherhood, Real Equanimity, Real Peace. If The Love Within Your Mind Is Lost And You See Other Beings As Enemies, Then No Matter How Much Knowledge Or Education Or Material Comfort You Have, Only Suffering And Confusion Will Ensue.

On Those Days When I Can Spend A Few Hours Getting Some Understanding, I Feel Fulfilled. I Feel As If I Have Made Good Use Of My Time.

When Invitation Come, Then I Inquire Just To See New Place Or Seeing Just The One Sort Of Family, Then Not Much Interest.

I Usually Say The Aim Of Life Is To Be Happy. Our Existence Is Based On Hope. Our Life Is Rooted In The Opportunity To Be Happy, Not Necessarily Wealthy, But Happy Within Our Own Minds. If We Only Indulge In Sensory Pleasure, We'll Be Little Different From Animals. In Fact, We Have This Marvellous Brain And Intelligence; We Must Learn To Use It.

I Request You To Try To Be Warm-hearted. I Ask This Of You Because These Mental Attitudes Actually Bring Us Happiness.

Happiness Can Be Achieved Through Training The Mind.

People Think Of Animals As If They Were Vegetables, And That Is Not Right. We Have To Change The Way People Think About Animals. I Encourage The Tibetan People And All People To Move Toward A Vegetarian Diet That Doesn’t Cause Suffering.

True Change Is Within; Leave The Outside As It Is.

Positive Thinking

Unfortunate Events Though Potentially A Source Of Anger And Despair Have Equal Potential To Be A Source Of Spiritual Growth. Whether Or Not This Is The Outcome Depends On Your Response.

When You Think Everything Is Someone Else's Fault, You Will Suffer A Lot.

"the True Essence Of Humankind Is Kindness. There Are Other Qualities Which Come From Education Or Knowledge, But It Is Essential, If One Wishes To Be A Genuine Human Being And Impart Satisfying Meaning To One's Existence, To Have A Good Heart."

In Buddhism, Both Learning And Practice Are Extremely Important, And They Must Go Hand In Hand. Without Knowledge, Just To Rely On Faith, Faith, And More Faith Is Good But Not Sufficient. So The Intellectual Part Must Definitely Be Present. At The Same Time, Strictly Intellectual Development Without Faith And Practice, Is Also Of No Use. It Is Necessary To Combine Knowledge Born From Study With Sincere Practice In Our Daily Lives. These Two Must Go Together.

On The Philosophical Level, Both Buddhism And Modern Science Share A Deep Suspicion Of Any Notion Of Absolutes, Whether Conceptualize As A Transcendent Being, As An Eternal, Unchanging Principle Such As Soul, Or As A Fundamental Substratum Of Reality. ... In The Buddhist Investigation Of Reality, At Least In Principle, Empirical Evidence Should Triumph Over Scriptural Authority, No Matter How Deeply Venerated A Scripture May Be.

A Mind Committed To Compassion Is Like An Overflowing Reservoir - A Constant Source Of Energy, Determination, And Kindness.

Values Are Related To Our Emotions, Just As We Practice Physical Hygiene To Preserve Our Physical Health, We Need To Observe Emotional Hygiene To Preserve A Healthy Mind And Attitudes.

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

The Laws Of Reasoning Consist Of The Ground, The Path, And The Result. ...suffering Is In The Mind. How We Perceive Happiness Determines Our Suffering Or Not.

Our Enemies Are Our Greatest Teachers.

I Have Found That The Greatest Degree Of Inner Peace Comes From Cultivating Love And Compassion.

If Each Of Us Can Learn To Relate To Each Other More Out Of Compassion, With A Sense Of Connection To Each Other And A Deep Recognition Of Our Common Humanity, And More Important, To Teach This To Our Children, I Believe That This Can Go A Long Way In Reducing Many Of The Conflicts And Problems That We See Today.

I Must Have Dialogue With The Chinese Government, And Dialogue Requires Compromise. Therefore, I'm Speaking For Genuine Self-rule, Not For Independence.

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