In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
Dalai LamaThe creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one's family, to one's neighborhood, to one's community and so on.
Dalai LamaCompassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life
Dalai LamaWe may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past would have counted as material plenty has become the norm for the majority in much of the world; and partly because the slow retreat of religion that coincided with the spread of a capitalist economy has left a gaping hole in millions of people's lives. (Geoff Mulgan)
Dalai Lama