Values are related to our emotions, just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.
Dalai LamaAn affectionate disposition not only makes the mind more peaceful and calm, but it affects our body in a positive way too.
Dalai LamaThere is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old age, sickness and death.
Dalai LamaWe must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation, Buddha`s own words must be rejected.
Dalai LamaMost of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions.
Dalai LamaIf we choose an external marker as the measure of our inner worth, whether it is the amount of money we make, or others' opinion of us, or the success of some project we're involved in, sooner or later we're bound to be battered by life's inevitable changes. After all, money comes and goes, and thus is an unstable source of self-esteem, an unreliable foundation upon which to build our identity.
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