Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.
Dalai LamaI have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.
Dalai LamaDifferent people describe me in a different ways. Some describe me as the living Buddha. Nonsense. Some describe me as 'God-king.' Nonsense. Some consider me as a demon or a wolf in Buddhist robes. That also, I think nonsense.
Dalai LamaAlthough attempting to bring about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.
Dalai LamaThe egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.
Dalai LamaThe mind is key. If anything should be considered a god, so to speak, it is the mind, not money. A healthy positive mind is the utmost priority. But if we were to reverse the order of these priorities, what would happen? I find it hard to imagine how a person with great wealth, bad health, no friends, and no peace of mind could feel even slightly happy.
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