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“Más grande que la conquista en batalla de mil veces mil hombres es la conquista de uno mismo.”
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“Kindness is invincible.”
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“The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.”
― The Art of Happiness
― The Art of Happiness
“The first step: Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all. And before long you’ll be no one, nowhere—like Hadrian, like Augustus. The second step: Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialistic values. We are not concerned enough with inner values. Those who grow up with this kind of education live in a materialistic life and eventually the whole society becomes materialistic. But this culture is not sufficient to tackle our human problems. The real problem is here," the Dalai Lama said, pointed to his head.
The Archbishop tapped his chest with his fingers to emphasize the heart as well.
"And here," the Dalai Lama echoed. "Mind and heart..”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
The Archbishop tapped his chest with his fingers to emphasize the heart as well.
"And here," the Dalai Lama echoed. "Mind and heart..”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
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