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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.Dalai Lama Xiv
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Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.Thich Nhat Hanh
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Imagine a great net spread across the universe. Each juncture is a “being, ” and if we imagine that consciousness as a drop of dew, we can see that in each shining drop resides the reflection of every other drop on the net.Sandy Boucher
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The problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialistic values. We are not concerned enough with inner values. Those who grow up with this kind of education live in a materialistic life and eventually the whole society becomes materialistic. But this culture is not sufficient to tackle our human problems. The real problem is here, " the Dalai Lama said, pointed to his head. The Archbishop tapped his chest with his fingers to emphasize the heart as well. "And here, " the Dalai Lama echoed. "Mind and heart.Dalai Lama Xiv
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Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.Allan Lokos
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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.Sharon Salzberg
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For some reason when I type the word "love" in my i Pad it keeps autocorrecting to "live". I find it oddly profound. My ipad IS. My i Pad is ZEN: “Only the i Pad that autocorrects can write the true thing.Annastacia Dickerson
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Our culture has more to gain from inner stillness than incessant pushing.Alan Cohen