"Cats, dogs, and some I mean, birds, many species of mammals, they also have the sort of potential to show affection firstly because of the biological factor."
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"Compassion is concern of others' well being."
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"Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas ."
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"When a person is in a miserable situation, then, yes, it is difficult to develop genuine compassion toward others. That's why I find it difficult to say to poor people, "Please have compassion toward millionaires." That's not easy."
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"There are many different kinds of power. True power comes from serving and helping others. Such behavior makes people respect you. They are willing to listen to your views and advice, and they support you. The energy of many people is thus channeled through one person. This kind of power is positive and authentic."
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"Continue this practice no matter what happens or what anyone does to you."
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"Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction."
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"People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion. Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me."
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"I one individual human being. One of the seven billion human being. I believe each of us, our future depends on the rest of humanity."
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"If you want to be wisely selfish, care for others"
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"Some people get the impression that Buddhism talks too much about suffering. In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time. Similarly, the Buddhist is willing to sacrifice immediate comfort so that he or she can achieve lasting happiness."
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"Happiness is a state of mind. With physical comforts if your mind is still in a state of confusion and agitation, it is not happiness. Happiness means calmness of mind."
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"When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take a giant step towards solving our personal and international problems"
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"I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself. I have also suggested that, whether a person practices religion or not, the spiritual qualities of love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable."
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"I feel they should be discussed informally, truthfully, honestly, and in some cases, I think, without forgetting ... long-term vision. They should be practical."
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"If your life becomes only a medium of production, then many of the good human values and characteristics will be lost."
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"No one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems."
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"Many of the earth's habitats, animals, plants, insects and even micro-organisms that we know to be rare may not be known at all by future generations. We have the capability and the responsibility to act; we must do so before it is too late."
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"So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?"
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"I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul."
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