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"The energy of compassion is very strong. We suffer. That is real. But we have learned not to get angry and not to allow ourselves to be carried by anger. We realize right away that that is fear. That is corruption."
"With a practice, we can always remain alive in the present moment. With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment."
"You can only recognize your happiness against the background of suffering."
"When you have a stomach ache you don't tell your stomach to go away."
"When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity of accepting and having compassion for them is there."
"By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and compassion."
"The only answer to fear is more understanding. And there is no understanding if there is no effort to look more deeply to see what is there in our heart and in the heart of the other person."
"Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in your heart and life."
"Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment."
"Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy?"
"Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!"
"Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind of energy that is pushing them to run, and they are not able to establish themselves in the present moment."
"One included all, and all were contained in one."
"Water flows from high in the mountains Water runs deep in the Earth Miraculously, water comes to us, And sustains all life."
"To take care of the environment, we must first take care of the environmentalist."
"The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance."
"There may be a time when a country will have to wake up from a vision of happiness, when they have to realize that theirs is not the perfect idea, that there are many aspects that do not correspond to the reality of what is there, the real need and aspirations of the people."
"Many Communist government officials have a rigid, dictatorial power, but they live in constant suspicion and fear of anything that might undermine the power they have."
"The necessary condition for the existence of peace and joy is the awareness that peace and joy are available."
"When someone does not know how to handle his own suffering, one allows it to spill all over the people around him or her. When you suffer, you make people around you suffer. That's very natural. This is why we have to learn how to handle our suffering, so we won't spread it everywhere."