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Posted by Kamlesh Tripathi
Posted by Kamlesh Tripathi
Some beautiful quotes
by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Is the spiritual and
temporal leader of the Tibetan people. He has written several books on Buddhism
and philosophy, and has received many international awards, including the 1989
Nobel Prize as recognition for his advocacy of world peace and inter-religious
understanding.
The common
enemy of all religious disciplines is selfishness of mind. For it is just this
which causes ignorance, anger and passion, which are at the root of all the
troubles.
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Whenever Buddhism has taken root in a
new land, there has been certain variation in the style in which it observed. The
Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the
situation of those who were listening to him.
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Buddhahood is a state free of all
obstructions to knowledge and disturbing emotions. It is the state in which the
mind is fully evolved.
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From the earliest stages of our
growth, are completely dependent upon our mother’s care and it is very
important for us that she express her love. If children do not receive proper
affection, in later life they will often find it hard to love others.
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Through actual practice in his daily
life, man well fulfils the aim of all religion, whatever his denomination.
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We can speak of an effect and a cause
on the disturbing side as well as on the liberating side.
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According to Buddhist practice, there
are three states or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards
life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara.
Then the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated.
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Encountering sufferings will
definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you
are able to transform the calamity and misfortune into the path.
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Faith dispels doubt and hesitation,
it liberates you from suffering and delivers you to the city of peace and
happiness.
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Suffering increases your inner
strength. Also, wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear.
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Even when we are helping others and
are engaged in charity work, we should not regard ourselves in a very haughty
way as great protectors benefiting the weak.
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The creatures that inhabit this earth—be
they human beings or animals—are here to contribute, each in its own particular
way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.
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We are born and reborn countless
number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one
time or another. Therefore, it is likely that all beings in this universe have
familial connections.
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The process of dying begins with the
dissolution of the elements within the body. It has eight stages, beginning
with the dissolution of the earth element, then the water, fire and wind
elements. The next four stages are visions in terms of colour: appearance of a
white vision, increase of the red element, black near-attainment, and finally
the clear light of death.
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Do your best and do it according to
your own inner standard—call it conscience—not just according to society’s
knowledge and judgement of your deeds.
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For discovering one’s true inner
nature. I think one should try to take some time, with quiet and relaxation, to
think more inwardly and to investigate the inner world.
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When one is very involved in hatred
or attachment, if there is time or possibility during that very moment, just
try to look inward and ask: ‘What is attachment? What is the nature of anger?’
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Anything that contradicts experience
and logic should be abandoned.
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It is through listening that your
mind will turn with faith and devotion, and you will be able to cultivate joy
within your mind and make your mind stable.
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Laziness will stop your progress in
your spiritual practice.
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When a day seems to be long, idle
gossip makes our day seem shorter. But it is one of the worst ways in which we
waste out time. If a tailor just holds the needle in his hand and goes on
talking to a customer, the tailoring does not get finished. Besides, the needle
might prick his finger. In short, meaningless gossip prevents us from doing any
kind of work.
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If you rely on someone who has lower
qualities than yourself, that will lead to your degeneration. If you rely on
someone who has qualities similar to yourself, you will stay where you are. It is
only if you rely on someone who has better qualities than yourself, that you
will achieve sublime status.
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The more we care for the happiness of
others, the greater is our own sense of well being.
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The problems we encounter are never
the result of starting a project or work on an inappropriate day or time. Buddha
always talked about negative experiences as the result of having performed
negative actions. So, for a good practitioner there is no good day or bad day.
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There is no way to escape death. It is
just like trying to escape when you are surrounded by four great mountains
touching the sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old
age, sickness and death.
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Ageing destroys youth, sickness
destroys health, degeneration of life destroys all excellent qualities and
death destroys life. Even if you are a great runner, you cannot run away from
death. You cannot stop death with your wealth, through your magic performances
or recitation of mantras or even medicines. Therefore it is wise to prepare for
your death.
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Discipline is a supreme ornament and,
whether worn by old, young or middle-aged, it gives birth only to happiness. It
is perfume par excellence and, unlike ordinary perfumes which travel only with
the wind, its refreshing aroma travels spontaneously in all directions. A peerless
ointment, it brings relief from the hot pains of delusion.
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A blossoming tree becomes bare and
stripped in autumn. Beauty changes in ugliness, youth into old age, and fault
into virtue. Things do not remain the same and nothing really exists. Thus appearances
and emptiness exist simultaneously.
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Some people who are sweet and
attractive, strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters is
disguise teaching us about impermanence.
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