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Analyse Your Thoughts...
When we talk about the inner world, there are a lot of different thoughts, or different minds... Those thoughts and actions which ultimately bring happiness, they are positive. Those thoughts and actions which ultimately bring suffering, they are negative.

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Inner Visions Create Outer Reality
" If we want a beautiful garden, we must first have a blueprint in the imagination, a vision. Then that idea can be implemented and the external garden can be materialised. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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The Key To Success
" Determination, with an optimistic attitude, is the key factor for success. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Strike A Balance
" There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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The Human Cost Of Consumer Culture
" One of the principal factors that hinder us from fully appreciating our interdependence is our undue emphasis on material development. We have become so engrossed in its pursuit that, unknowingly, we have neglected the most basic qualities of compassion, caring and cooperation. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Overcoming Difficulties
" Tolerance is very important. If you have tolerance, you can easily overcome difficulties. If you have little tolerance or are without it, then the smallest thing immediately irritates you. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Learn From Your Enemy
" It is the enemy who can try and teach us to practise the virtues of compassion and tolerance. You can try learn about the importance of being patient. However, the actual practice of implementing patience comes when meeting with an enemy. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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The Importance Of Motivation
" The prime mover of every human action is motivation... Our motivation should be simple and sincere. Whether we achieve the goal or not does not matter so long as our motivation is very sincere and we make the attempt. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Thoughts Shape Events
" All things first originate in the mind. Things and events depend heavily on motivation. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Self Mastery
" If someone who easily gets angry tries to control his or her anger, in time it can be controlled. The same is true for a very selfish person. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Training The Mind
" Just as a trainer disciplines and calms a wild and wilful steed by subjecting it to prolonged training, so must the wild, wandering, random activities of body and speech be tamed to make them docile, righteous and skilful. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Take Control
" To make the mind docile, it is essential for us to discipline and control it well. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Love And Peace
" Inner tranquillity comes from the development of love and compassion. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Achieving A Quiet Mind
" Since even wild animals can gradually be trained with patience, the human mind also can gradually be trained, step by step. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Respect For Others
" By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Humility
" If one assumes a humble attitude, one's own good qualities will increase. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Facing Problems
" If, despite external difficulties or problems, internally one's attitude is of love, warmth and kindheartedness, then problems can be faced and accepted easily. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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For The Good Of All
" Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves and act responsibly and kindheartedly towards others, they will have a postive influence in their community. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Characteristics Of The Evolved Individual
" We need human qualities such as more scruples, compassion and humility... These qualities are accessible only through forceful individual development. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Happiness Lies Within
" The very purpose of our life is happiness; in order to achieve happier days, happier weeks, happier years, happier family, happier human community... we should pay more attention to inner development. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama