Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Sleep is the best meditation.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
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