I consider non-violence to be compassion in action. It doesn’t mean weakness, cowering in fear, or simply doing nothing. It is to act without violence, motivated by compassion, recognising the rights of others.
Genuine harmony must come from the heart. It cannot come from the barrel of a gun.
All beings come from a mother’s womb. We should have a clear realization of the oneness of all humanity.
We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.
We can solve many problems in an appropriate way, without any difficulty, if we cultivate harmony, friendship and respect for one another.
Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has its own beauty. And it is much better that we live together on the basis of mutual respect and mutual admiration.
More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.
Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.
A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.
The mind must be developed by you alone. There is no way for others to do the work and for you to reap the results. Reading someone else’s blueprint of mental progress will not transfer its realizations to you. You have to develop them yourself.
It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way we exercise of our intelligence may have destructive results.
I have found that the greatest degree of inner peace comes from cultivating love and compassion.
With genuine love and compassion, another person’s appearance or behavior has no effect on your attitude.
If we try to secure the well-being of others, we will, at the same time, create the conditions for our own.
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one’s own self being fully realized.
As human beings we have the same experience of destructive and constructive emotions. We also have a human mind capable of developing wisdom. We all have the same Buddha nature.
If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.
Distrust brings frustration and fear. So therefore, the lonely feeling automatically come. So, lonely feeling is not creation of environment, but creation of your own mental attitude.
If your mind is scattered, it is quite powerless.
Don’t become a Buddhist. The world doesn’t need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion.