"Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health."
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"Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don�t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day."
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"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."
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"If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself."
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"When you are warm-hearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity."
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"If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it."
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"The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger - the greatest threat to our inner peace, and therefore our happiness. The mind, or spirit, is not physical, it cannot be touched or harmed directly. Only negative thoughts and emotions can harm it. Therefore, only the corresponding positive quality can protect it."
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"It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat, are all provided by others. None of them would exist but for the kindness of so many people unknown to us."
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"I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether."
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"It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act."
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"If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world."
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"Prayer alone will not make a happy life. A happy life must be built. You must act."
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"Once a positive goal is chosen, you should decide to pursue it all the way to the end. Even if it is not realized, at least there will be no regret."
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"Just as rust, which arose from the iron itself, wears out the iron, likewise, performing an action without examination would destroy us by projecting us into a negative state of existence."
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"A compassionate attitude helps you communicate more easily with your fellow human beings. As a result, you make more genuine friends and the atmosphere around you is more positive, which gives you greater inner strength. This inner strength helps you spontaneously concern yourself with others, instead of thinking only about yourself."
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"We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based not on the senses but on the mind. That’s where real tranquility is to be found. And peace of mind turns out to be a significant factor in our physical health too."
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"Happiness is the highest form of health."
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"I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion."
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"The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life."
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"It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion."
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