Dialogue is the most effective way of resolving conflict.
Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.
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Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation.
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Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighbouring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace. The other phenomena mentioned above are similarly interrelated. Thus, for example, we see that a clean environment, wealth or democracy mean little in the face of war, especially nuclear war, and that material development is not sufficient to ensure human happiness.
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Who provides the opportunity to cultivate patience? Not our friends. Our enemies give us the most crucial chances to grow.
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There is an old Tibetan saying: wherever you feel at home, you are at home. If your surroundings are pleasant, you are at home.
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There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.
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Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
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The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.
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Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.
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Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life.
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Afflictive emotions - our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear - can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are only temporary, that they always pass on like clouds in the sky, you also realize they can ultimately be abandoned.
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