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"Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them."
"In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect."
"Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist."
"Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth."
"Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach."
"How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own."
"Concentrate the mind on the present moment."
"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker."
"Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it."
"How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath."
"When we feel happy and peaceful, our happiness and peace radiates around us, and others can enjoy it as well. This is called 'the enjoyment of others of our body of bliss'."
"If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart."
"Attention leads to immortality. Carelessness leads to death. Those who pay attention will not die, while the careless are as good as dead already."
"One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised."
"it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings."
"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind."
"Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else."
"I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise."
"My actions are my only true belongings."
"People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That's not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn't understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you're given this gift of teachings in the form of your life, to give you everything you need to open further."
