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«As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery? we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.»
«Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.»
Author: Emily Dickinson (Poet) | About: Dogs | Keywords: beings, dogs, human beings
«Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first»
«Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.»
Author: Buddha | About: Action | Keywords: action, beings, heirs, owners
«Deny the passport, throw it away and make a great decision that you will not leave this shore until and unless you have liberated all the human beings.»
«Born out of concern for all beings.»
Author: Buddha | About: Concern | Keywords: beings, Born, concern, for all
«Do not speak thus, Subhuti ! Yes, even then there will be of beings who, when these words of the sutra are being taught, will understand their truth. For even at that time, Subhuti, there will be Bodhisattvas. And these Bodhisattvas, Subhuti, will not»
«As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.»
«Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.»
«As you think so shall you be! Since you cannot physically experience another person, you can only experience them in your mind. Conclusion: All of the other people in your life are simply thoughts in your mind. Not physical beings to you, but thoughts. Your relationships are all in how you think about the other people of your life. Your experience of all those people is only in your mind. Your feelings about your lovers come from your thoughts. For example, they may in fact behave in ways that you find offensive. However, your relationship to them when they behave offensively is not determined by their behavior, it is determined only by how you choose to relate to that behavior. Their actions are theirs, you cannot own them, you cannot be them, you can only process them in your mind.»

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