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“According to the Buddha, the failure to recognize the illusion of the self is the source of all ignorance and unhappiness. It is only by renouncing the self, that is, by dropping his ego defences a...”
“Culture is an elevated expression of the inner voice which the different peoples of the Earth have heard in the depths of their being, a voice which conveys the vibrant compassion and wisdom of the...”
“Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
“It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.”
“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be acheived unless we first establish peace within our own minds. We can send so-called 'peac...”
“If you put a spoonful of saltin a cup of waterit tastes very salty.If you put a spoonful of saltin a lake of fresh waterthe taste is still pure and clear.Peace comes when our hearts areopen like th...”
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. Youve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.”
“The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.”
“Instead of engaging in cutthroat competition, we should strive to create value. In economic terms, this means a transition from a consumer economy - the mad rush for ownership and consumption - to ...”
“The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.”
“By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.”
“From the Buddhist point of view, all living beings -- that is, beings with feelings, experiences, and sensations -- are considered equal. Human beings can live without eating meat. As human beings,...”
“Why are you unhappy?Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourselfand there isnt one.”
“When we pay attention to sensations in our bodies, we can feel that love is the energetic opposite of fear.”
“Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at someone elses success or good fortune. Sympathetic joy, as it is known, invites us to celebrate for others.”
“A man came to Budha and said, "I want happiness". Budha replied" Remove 'I", its your ego,Remove "want" its you source of misery, Now you are left with "happiness".”
“Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.”
“it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.”
“Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yo...”
