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Within The Framework Of The Buddhist Path, Reflecting On Suffering Has Tremendous Importance Because -realizing The Nature Of Suffering, You Will Develop Greater Resolve To Put An End To The Causes Of Suffering And The Unwholesome Deeds Which Lead To Suffering. And It Will Increase Your Enthusiasm For Engaging In The Wholesome Actions And Deeds Which Lead To Happiness And Joy.

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Within The Framework Of The Buddhist Path, Reflecting On Suffering Has Tremendous Importance Because -realizing The Nature Of Suffering, You Will Develop Greater Resolve To Put An End To The Causes Of Suffering And The Unwholesome Deeds Which Lead To Suffering. And It Will Increase Your Enthusiasm For Engaging In The Wholesome Actions And Deeds Which Lead To Happiness And Joy.

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World Religions

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Happiness Can Be Achieved Through Training The Mind.

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If You Have Peace Of Mind, When You Meet With Problems And Difficulties They Won’t Disturb Your Inner Peace. You’ll Be Able To Employ Your Human Intelligence More Effectively. But, If Your Mental State Is Disturbed, Full Of Emotion, It Is Very Difficult To Cope With Problems, Because The Mind That Is Full Of Emotion Is Biased, Unable To See Reality. So Whatever You Do Will Be Unrealistic And Naturally Fail.

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Determination, With An Optimistic Attitude Is The Key To Success.

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Self Confidence

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If We Choose An External Marker As The Measure Of Our Inner Worth, Whether It Is The Amount Of Money We Make, Or Others' Opinion Of Us, Or The Success Of Some Project We're Involved In, Sooner Or Later We're Bound To Be Battered By Life's Inevitable Changes. After All, Money Comes And Goes, And Thus Is An Unstable Source Of Self-esteem, An Unreliable Foundation Upon Which To Build Our Identity.

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It Is Very Important To Generate A Good Attitude, A Good Heart, As Much As Possible. From This, Happiness In Both The Short Term And The Long Term For Both Yourself And Others Will Come.

Democratic Institutions Are Necessary And Very Important, And If I Remained At The Head Of Government, It Could Be An Obstacle To Democratic Practice. Also, If I Were To Remain, Then I Would Have To Join One Of The Parties. If The Dalai Lama Joins One Party, Then That Makes It Hard For The System To Work.

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

I Truly Believe That Compassion Provides The Basis Of Human Survival.

Through Violence, You May 'solve' One Problem, But You Sow The Seeds For Another.

It May Seem Unrealistic To Think We Can Ever Become Free From Hatred, But Buddhists Have Systematic Methods For Gradually Developing A Tolerance Powerful Enough To Give Such Freedom.

The Period Of Greatest Gain In Knowledge And Experience Is The Most Difficult Period In One's Life.

According To Buddhist Psychology Most Of Our Troubles Stem From Attachment To Things That We Mistakenly See As Permanent.

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.

It's Best Not To Get Too Excited Or Too Depressed By The Ups And Downs Of Life.

We Are Born And Reborn Countless Number Of Times, And It Is Possible That Each Being Has Been Our Parent At One Time Or Another. Therefore, It Is Likely That All Beings In This Universe Have Familial Connections.

I Really Do Not Want To Carry Some Kind Of Party Function.

I Think Technology Really Increased Human Ability, But Technology Cannot Produce Compassion.

Through Difficult Experiences, Life Sometimes Becomes More Meaningful.

Even When We Have Physical Hardships, We Can Be Very Happy.

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We Can Hardly Call A Beggar An Obstacle To Generosity.

I Believe That The Very Purpose Of Our Life Is To Seek Happiness. That Is Clear. Whether One Believes In Religion Or Not, Whether One Believes In This Religion Or That Religion, We All Are Seeking Something Better In Life. So, I Think, The Very Motion Of Our Life Is Towards Happiness.

To Develop Genuine Devotion, You Must Know The Meaning Of Teachings. The Main Emphasis In Buddhism Is To Transform The Mind, And This Transformation Depends Upon Meditation. In Order To Meditate Correctly, You Must Have Knowledge.

In Twenty Years' Time I'll Be Eighty-three, Just An Old Man With A Stick Moving Like A Sloth Bear. While I'm Alive, I Am Fully Committed To Autonomy, And I Am The Person Who Can Persuade The Tibetan People To Accept It.

I Pray For All Of Us, Oppressor And Friend, That Together We Succeed In Building A Better World Through Human Understanding And Love, And That In Doing So We May Reduce The Pain And Suffering Of All Sentient Beings.

Foolish, Selfish People Are Always Thinking Of Themselves And The Result Is Always Negative. Wise Persons Think Of Others, Helping Them As Much As They Can, And The Result Is Happiness. Love And Compassion Are Beneficial Both For You And Others. Through Your Kindness To Others, Your Mind And Heart Will Open To Peace.

Real Love Is Not Based On Attachment, But On Altruism. In This Case, Your Compassion Will Remain As A Humane Response To Suffering As Long As Beings Continue To Suffer.

The Past Is Past, And The Future Is Yet To Come. That Means The Future Is In Your Hands - The Future Entirely Depends On The Present. That Realization Gives You A Great Responsibility.

Fear, Hatred, And Suspicion Narrow Your Mind - Compassion Opens It.

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