Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don't have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy.
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 LamaAll beings come from a mother's womb. We should have a clear realization of the oneness of all humanity.
Dalai LamaThe universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.
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