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"Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself - if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself - it is very difficult to take care of another person. In the Buddhist teaching, it's clear that to love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truly a practice."
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"By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person."
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Listening to and understanding our own inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.
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Wonder and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance,
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Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invisible and without limit.
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"If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person."
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"We are determined not to take as the aim of our life fame, profit, wealth or sensual pleasure nor to accumulate wealth while millions are hungry and dying. We are committed to living simply and sharing our time, energy and material resources with those who are in need...
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"Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us."
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"Our life is a manifestation, and we can very well make that manifestation beautiful and meaningful and have a good influence."
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source ofyour joy.
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If we are peaceful , if we are happy, we can smile and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
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"And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in the situation of hell, we will be able to contribute our peace and serenity. The most important thing is for each of us to have some freedom in our heart, some stabili...
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"Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, it's very valuable."
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