Thought for the Day

[ It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways] Buddha
 
[ Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young] Henry Ford
 
[Disturbing emotions not only disturb our own state of mind, they also disturb the minds of others. Self-centredness gives rise to fear and insecurity, which in turn creates distrust. This is why having an altruistic attitude brings a great sense of happiness and peace of mind]Dalai Lama

 
[A compassionate attitude helps you communicate more easily with your fellow human beings. As a result, you make more genuine friends and the atmosphere around you is more positive, which gives you greater inner strength. This inner strength helps you spontaneously concern yourself with others, instead of thinking only about yourself] Dalai Lama
 
[In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure] Bill Cosby
 
[If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each other and a deep recognition of our common humanity, and more important, to teach this to our children, I believe that this can go a long way in reducing many of the conflicts and problems that we see today] Dalai Lama
 
[Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work] Thomas A. Edison
 
[The first drawback of anger is that it destroys your inner peace; the second is that it distorts your view of reality. If you think about this and come to understand that anger is really unhelpful, that it is only destructive, you can begin to distance yourself from anger] Dalai Lama
 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about the importance of inner values such as compassion, in this short clip (2:24) from his talk "Educating the Heart" given at the University of Hawaii, on Oahu, Hawaii, to an audience of mostly high school and college students on April 14, 2012.



The full talk can be seen at Educating the Heart - YouTube
 
[Warm-heartedness reinforces our self-confidence – giving us not a blind confidence, but a sense of confidence based on reason. When you have that you can act transparently, with nothing to hide! Likewise, if you are honest, the community will trust you. Trust brings friendship, as a result of which you can always feel happy. Whether you look to the right or the left, you will always be able to smile]Dalai Lama
 
[Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting] William Arthur Ward
 
[The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions]Dalai Lama
 
05.01.2012



[Every one of us is getting older, which is a natural process. Time is constantly moving on, second by second. Nothing can stop it, but what we can do is use our time properly; that is in our hands. Whether we believe in a spiritual tradition or not, we need to use our time meaningfully. If over days, weeks, months and years, we have used our time in a meaningful way – when our last day comes, we'll be happy, we'll have no regrets] Dalai Lama
 
[A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions] Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
 
[The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depend on our motivation. That's why it's important for us to examine our motivation in our day to day life. If we cultivate respect for others and our motivation is sincere, if we develop a genuine concern for others’ well-being, then all our actions will be positive] Dalai Lama
 
[Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion] Eubie Blake
 
[Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all] Dale Carnegie
 
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