It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.
Dalai LamaMeditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones.
Dalai LamaMost of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions.
Dalai LamaWe must openly accept all ideologies and systems as a means of solving humanity's problems. One country, one nation, one ideology, one system is not sufficient.
Dalai LamaBeing concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives, how we depend on others and others depend on us, our outlook will change. We’ll begin to see 'others' not as somehow distant from us, but as people we are in touch with, people close to us; we will no longer feel indifferent to them.
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