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The Dalai Lama on Tolerance and Patience
The Dalai Lama on Tolerance and Patience TOLERANCE True tolerance is a stand or a response an individual adopts in relation to a particular incident, or towards another person or event. When the individual has the ability to act in … Continue reading
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The Dalai Lama on Kindness and Genuine Compassion
The Dalai Lama on Kindness and Genuine Compassion KINDNESS Having a heart and a kind and warm disposition is an enormous advantage. Not only does this bring us joy, but we can share this joy with others. Relations with individuals, … Continue reading
The Dalai Lama on Anger, Outlook and Universal Responsibility
The Dalai Lama on Anger, Outlook & Universal Responsibility The purpose of our lives is to be happy ~ Dalai Lama ANGER If your mind is dominated by anger, you will lose the greatest part of your human intelligence-wisdom that … Continue reading
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Dalai Lama on Simplicity & the Paradox of our Age
Dalai Lama on Simplicity & the Paradox of our Age SIMPLICITY If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital; satisfaction with … Continue reading
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The Dalai Lama on Sympathetic Joy
To help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy in others’ achievements and good fortune. This attitude is a powerful antidote against envy, which is not only … Continue reading
The Dalai Lama on improving ourselves
The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in … Continue reading
Deng Ming-Dao on Initiative
On our search for happiness as in all things we must play our part, nothing comes to us just because it has come to our mind, wouldn’t that be wonderful. We must work, we must struggle, we must persevere, not … Continue reading
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Friday morning wisdom from the Dalai Lama
There is a saying in Tibetan that “at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar.” The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come from wealth, but … Continue reading
Dalai Lama, instructions for life
So today I saw this post on Facebook by a friend of mine, (thanks Tick) and thought I would pass it along. The link below is a story elucidating the Dalai Lama’s instructions for life, enjoy and have a happy … Continue reading
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Happiness and a fresh start in the morning
Happiness and a fresh start in the morning Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mahatma Gandhi This morning I’m going to turn to my favorite modern Taoist writer Deng Ming-Dao. … Continue reading
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