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"Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me."
"Historically, the East was more concerned with understanding the mind and the West was more involved in understanding matter."
"A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically."
"An affectionate disposition not only makes the mind more peaceful and calm, but it affects our body in a positive way too."
"Happiness comes through taming the mind; without taming the mind there is no way to be happy"
"We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind."
"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."
"Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still."
"If an individual has a calm state of mind, that person's attitudes and views will be calm and tranquil even in the presence of great agitation."
"Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly."
"In the final analysis, the hope of every person is simply peace of mind."
"As soon as I wake up I pay homage to the Buddha, and I try to prepare my mind to be more altruistic, more compassionate, during the day to come so I can be of benefit to beings. Then I do physical exersice - I walk on a treadmill."
"Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease."
"Suppose you had inherited the same body and temperament and mind that Al Capone had. Suppose you had had his environment and experiences. You would then be precisely what he was. . . . For it is those things - and only those things - that made him what he was. . . . You deserve very little credit for being what you are - and remember, the people who come to you irritated, bigoted, unreasoning, deserve very little discredit for being what they are."
"The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of planting a new sun in the sky or a new primary color in the spectrum."
"If crime and disease are to be regarded as the same thing, it follows that any state of mind which our masters choose to call 'disease' can be treated as a crime and compulsorily cured."
"The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably from the whole cast of the author's mind."
"It is only when you are asked to believe in Reason coming from non-reason that you must cry Halt. Human minds. They do not come from nowhere."
"When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille."
"The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it."
