Normally we divide the external world into that which we consider to be good or valuable, bad or worthless, or neither. Most of the time these discriminations are incorrect or have little meaning. For example, our habitual way of categorizing people as friends, enemies, and strangers depending on how they make us feel is both incorrect and a great obstacle to developing impartial love for all living beings. Rather than holding so tightly to our discriminations of the external world, it would be much more beneficial if we learned to discriminate between valuable and worthless states of mind. . Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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There are three things that you really need to know in life. The first is that it is never too late to start doing something. The second is that the people you want to spend the rest of your life with are out there, and the third is that if they don’t feel the same way about you, then it’s not you, it’s them.

Source: Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey

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