To develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in a way that even our guru cannot. Basically, patience protects us from being discouraged.
Dalai LamaWhen we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.
Dalai LamaWhat I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way.
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