To practice tantra requires even greater compassion and greater intelligence than are required on the sutra path; thus, though many persons in the degenerate era are interested in tantra, tantra is not for degenerate persons. Tantra is limited to persons whose compassion is so great that they cannot bear to spend unnecessary time in attaining Buddhahood, as they want to be a supreme source of help and happiness for others quickly. Dalai Lama Xiv
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  1. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

  2. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

  3. The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be.

  4. We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

  5. There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

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