If anything I've said seems useful to you, I'm glad. If not, don't worry. Just forget about it. |
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 just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements. And finally, there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation. |
If there is love, there is hope to have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost, if you continue to see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education you have, no matter how much material progress is made, only suffering and confusion will ensue. |
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. |
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. |
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. |
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. |
Imagine All the People |
In Buddhism we have relative truth and absolute truth. |
In our daily lives problems are bound to arise. The biggest problems in our lives are the ones that we inevitably have to face, like old age, illness, and death. Trying to avoid our problems or simply not thinking about them may provide temporary rel |
In some cases is keeping your mouth shut the best answer. |
In the case of Tibet versus China, violence is almost like suicide, ... If violence, then bloodshed. Bloodshed means more casualties among the Chinese and, again, more hatred. |
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. |
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. |
In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged. |