As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.
The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.
The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.
A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.
If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success. If you forget about others' rights and neglect others' welfare, ultimately you will be very lonely.
When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.
The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.
The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.
The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.
You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.
Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.
Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.
Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.
Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.
Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.
A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least.
Smile if you want a smile from another face.
My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.
A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.
Someone else's action should not determine your response.
Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.
"Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country."
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