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"Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend your cherishing to them anyway."
"When there is too much stress or worry, look within."
"The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery."
"Distrust brings frustration and fear. So therefore, the lonely feeling automatically come. So, lonely feeling is not creation of environment, but creation of your own mental attitude."
"My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit of reconciliation. However, I believe that a human being, without religious faith, can be a very good person - sincere, a good heart, having a sense of concern for others - without belief in a particular religious faith."
"Don't become a Buddhist. The world doesn't need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion."
"There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings."
"To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion."
"If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less."
"It is my dream that the entire Tibetan plateau should become a free refuge where humanity and nature can live in peace and in harmonious balance. It would be a place where people from all over the world could come to seek the true meaning of peace within themselves, away from the tensions and pressures of much of the rest of the world"
"A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least."
"A calm mind helps our human intelligence to assess the situation realistically."
"The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person genuinely shows love to fellow human beings."
"The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work."
"If you resort to violent methods because the other side has destroyed your monastery, for example, you then have lost not only your monastery, but also your special Buddhist practices of detachment, love, and compassion."
"Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being."
"I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it."
"Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it."
"We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive."
"Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jew, the important thing is to be a good human being."