The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.
Dalai LamaOn occasions when u feel most hopeless, u must take powerful effort. We must persist in face of failure.
Dalai LamaTo combat hatred directed toward a person, a Buddhist cultivates loving kindness toward that person.
Dalai LamaThe only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.
Dalai LamaEach of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.
Dalai LamaโInterdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It is because our own human existence is so dependent on the help of others that our need for love lies at the very foundation of our existence. Therefore we need a genuine sense of responsibility and a sincere concern for the welfare of others.
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