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Unfortunately, Love And Compassion Have Been Omitted From Too Many Spheres Of Social Interaction For Too Long. Usually Confined To Family And Home, Their Practice In Public Life Is Considered Impractical, Even Naive. This Is Tragic.

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Unfortunately, Love And Compassion

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Unfortunately, Love And Compassion Have Been Omitted From Too Many Spheres Of Social Interaction For Too Long. Usually Confined To Family And Home, Their Practice In Public Life Is Considered Impractical, Even Naive. This Is Tragic.

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Concern For Others

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The World Will Be Saved By The Western Woman.

If Your Mental Attitude Is Positive, Even When Threats Abound, You Won’t Lose Your Inner Peace. On The Other Hand, If Your Mind Is Negative, Marked By Fear, Suspicion And Feelings Of Helplessness, Even Among Your Best Friends, In A Pleasant Atmosphere And Comfortable Surroundings, You Won’t Be Happy.

A Truly Compassionate Attitude Toward Others Does Not Change Even If They Behave Negatively Or Hurt You.

Without Inner Peace It Is Impossible To Have World Peace.

Don't Become A Buddhist. The World Doesn't Need Buddhist. Do Practice Compassion. The World Needs More Compassion.

Compassion, Tolerance, Forgiveness And A Sense Of Self-discipline Are Qualities That Help Us Lead Our Daily Lives With A Calm Mind

There Needs To Be Understanding That Anger Never Helps To Solve A Problem. It Destroys Our Peace Of Mind And Blinds Our Ability To Think Clearly. Anger And Attachment Are Emotions That Distort Our View Of Reality.

Women Have The Capacity To Lead Us To A More Peaceful World With Compassion, Affection, And Kindness.

A Compassionate State Of Mind Brings Inner Peace, And Therefore A Healthier Body.

Today Is The Right Day To Love, Believe, Do, And Mostly, Live.

Let Us Cultivate Love And Compassion, Both Of Which Give Life True Meaning. This Is The Religion I Preach. It Is Simple. Its Temple Is The Heart. Its Teaching Is Love And Compassion. Its Moral Values Are Loving And Respecting Others, Whoever They May Be. Whether One Is A Lay Person Or A Monastic, We Have No Other Option If We Wish To Survive In This World.

When Selflessness Is Seen In Objects, The Seed Of Cyclic Existence Is Destroyed.

Compassion Is The Radicalism Of Our Time.

It Is Not Enough To Be Compassionate. You Must Act. There Are Two Aspects To Action. One Is To Overcome The Distortions And Afflictions Of Your Own Mind, That Is, In Terms Of Calming And Eventually Dispelling Anger. This Is Action Out Of Compassion. The Other Is More Social, More Public. When Something Needs To Be Done In The World To Rectify The Wrongs, If One Is Really Concerned With Benefitting Others, One Needs To Be Engaged, Involved.

I Believe Deeply That We Must Find A New Spirituality... In Such A Way That All People Of Good Will Could Adhere To It... We Ought To Promote This Concept With The Help Of Scientists... It Could Lead Us To What We Are Looking For.

Our Attitude Towards Suffering Becomes Very Important Because It Can Affect How We Cope With Suffering When It Arises.

We All Wish To Live A Happy Life. In Addition, We All Have The Same Right To Fulfil This Goal. And We All Have The Potential To Do So For The Simple Reason That Future Is Not Fixed, It Can Be Changed. Therefore, We Should Live In Hope That We Really Can Overcome Whatever Problems We Face.

Therefore We Have To Make Effort Through Well Through Every Corner, Media People, Education Sort Of Institution, And Family, Parents, Everywhere. It Is Our Common Goal, Common Interest Promote More Compassion Toward The World.

The Most Important Benefit Of Patience Consists In The Way It Acts As A Powerful Antidote To The Affliction Of Anger.

We Can Live Without Religion And Meditation, But We Cannot Survive Without Human Affection.

We Human Beings Are Social Beings. We Come Into The World As The Result Of Others’ Actions. We Survive Here In Dependence On Others. Whether We Like It Or Not, There Is Hardly A Moment Of Our Lives When We Do Not Benefit From Others’ Activities. For This Reason, It Is Hardly Surprising That Most Of Our Happiness Arises In The Context Of Our Relationships With Others.

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