1. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”

— Buddha

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2. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

— Buddha

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3. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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4. “Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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5. “Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”

— Buddha

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6. “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

— Buddha

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7. “Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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8. “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”

— Pema Chödrön

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9. “May all that have life be delivered from suffering.”

— Buddha

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10. “Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”

— Buddha

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11. “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.”

— Buddha

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12. “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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13. “Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the way, Crosses over, beyond the reach of death. He leaves the dark way For the way of light.”

— Buddha

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14. “The gift of truth excels all other gifts.”

— Buddha

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15. “The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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16. “Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred – this is the law Eternal.”

— Buddha

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17. “If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”

— Shunryu Suzuki

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18. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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19. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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20. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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21. “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”

— Buddha

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22. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

— Buddha

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23. “Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.”

— Nhat Hanh

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24. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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25. “Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.”

— Thubten Yeshe

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26. “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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27. “Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.”

— Tilopa

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28. “The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart.”

— Pema Chödrön

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29. “The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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30. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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31. “Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!”

— Buddha

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32. “World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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33. “Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.”

— Buddha

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34. “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”

— Buddha

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35. “If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.”

— Buddha

36. “I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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37. “There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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38. “If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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39. “The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.”

— Pema Chödrön

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40. “Smile, breathe and go slowly.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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41. “A disciplined mind brings happiness.”

— Buddha

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42. “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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43. “Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.”

— Ajahn Chah

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44. “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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45. “You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.”

— Nhat Hanh

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46. “If one assumes a humble attitude, one’s own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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47. “There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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48. “Nothing is to be clung to as I, me or mine.”

— Buddha

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49. “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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50. “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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