The idea of one side suffering defeat while the other side triumphs is out of date. Instead we have to develop dialogue. We have to make an effort if we want a peaceful, more compassionate world. It requires education, based on patience, tolerance and forgiveness. Too often violence results from greed, so we also need contentment and self-discipline.
Dalai Lama
Look into your own heart, and discover what gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on another.
Matthew
16 And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?"
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18 He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said,"You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness.
19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
20 The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?"
21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
22 When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
I feel no need for any other faith than my faith
in the kindness of human beings.
~Pearl S. Buck
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.
The spiritual life is achieved only by listening to all of life and learning to respond to each of its dimensions.
~Sister Joan Chittister
As is your desire, so is your will.
As is your will, so is your deed.
As is your deed, so is your destiny.
~The Upanishads
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