Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
Dalai LamaBlessings donโt come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.
Dalai LamaHard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.
Dalai LamaI try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.
Dalai LamaMy own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that establishing binding ethical principles is possible when we take as our starting point the observation that we all desire happiness and wish to avoid suffering.
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