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Dali Lama and Inspiring Thoughts
By: Aazdak Alisimo.
Regardless of religious beliefs or views, it is hard to find anyone that does not find the Dali Lama reverent. Here are 15 nuggets of truth he has uttered over the years. Regardless of when they were stated, they still apply today.
1. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.
2. Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.
3. We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
4. Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.
5. This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
6. The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.
7. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
8. My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
9. We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
10. True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.
11. There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
12. The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
13. Spend some time alone every day.
14. Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
15. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
The hectic pace of life these days can lead one to miss the forest for the trees. Before you know it, the years will pass and you will wonder what happened. Apply these quotes to your life, and you can avoid this problem.
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