Monday, July 10, 2006
Inspirations for the day/week
Quotes of the period...I know that I have gotten slack the last few weeks.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
~Buddha
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
~J. Andrews
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.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
~Stewart L. Udall (1920- ) American Politician
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
~A.W. Pinero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.
~Tyron Edwards
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777
~John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
~Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities.
~John Richelsen
We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping.
~Persian proverb
And the one to remember for the day…..
If you know that someone is speaking badly of you behind your back, and if you react to that negativity with a feeling of hurt, then you destroy your own peace of mind. One’s pain is one’s own creation. One should treat such things as if they are wind behind one’s ear. In other words, just brush them aside. To a large extent, whether or not one suffers pain depends on how one responds to a given situation. What makes a difference is whether or not one is too sensitive and takes things too seriously.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama ¶ 7/10/2006 08:08:00 AM
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
~Buddha
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
~J. Andrews
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.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
~Stewart L. Udall (1920- ) American Politician
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
~A.W. Pinero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.
~Tyron Edwards
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777
~John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
~Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities.
~John Richelsen
We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping.
~Persian proverb
And the one to remember for the day…..
If you know that someone is speaking badly of you behind your back, and if you react to that negativity with a feeling of hurt, then you destroy your own peace of mind. One’s pain is one’s own creation. One should treat such things as if they are wind behind one’s ear. In other words, just brush them aside. To a large extent, whether or not one suffers pain depends on how one responds to a given situation. What makes a difference is whether or not one is too sensitive and takes things too seriously.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama ¶ 7/10/2006 08:08:00 AM
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