Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.
Dalai LamaMental happiness is more important than physical comfort. Physical comfort comes from the material. But material facilities cannot provide you with peace of mind.
Dalai LamaThere can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.
Dalai LamaWorld economies are always so tenuous and we are subject to so many losses in life, but a compassionate attitude is something we can always carry with us.
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