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The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. - Atisha

"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to not harm them."

"When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions done in one's past, we strengthen ourselves and can solve the problems of the present constructively." – His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"It is the nature of the mind to become addicted to certain ways of seeing things. By habitually seeing as a problem every tiny thing that does not accord with the wishes of your self-cherishing thought, you exaggerate small things into huge problems. If you see even small sufferings as big problems and get irritated by them, you will be unceasingly overwhelmed by a heavy, unhappy mind."

"As long as the mind is unsubdued, there is always outside harm. Once the mind is subdued, once there is no anger in the mental continuum, there is no outside enemy. An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside." - Lama Zopa Rinpoche

"To enter the spiritual path, you must begin to understand your own mental attitude and how your mind perceives things. If you're all caught up in attachment to tiny atoms, your limited, craving mind will make it impossible for you to enjoy life's pleasures. When your mind is narrow, small things easily agitate you. Make your mind an ocean!"- Lama Yeshe

"To put the world in order,
we must first put the nation in order;
To put the nation in order,
we must put the family in order;
To put the family in order,
we must cultivate our personal life;
To cultivate our personal life,
we must first set our hearts right." ~ Confucius

"What actions are most excellent?
To gladden the heart of a human being.
To feed the hungry.
To help the afflicted.
To lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful.
To remove the wrongs of the injured.
That person is the most beloved of God
who does the most good to God's creatures." ~ The Prophet Muhammed

"The solution to the problem of the day
is the awakening of the consciousness
of humanity to the divinity within." ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

1. Out of clutter, find simplicity.
2. From discord, find harmony
3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
three rules of work" ~ Albert Einstein

"Be kind whenever possible…
It is always possible" ~ H. H. The Dalai Lama

"It is better to live one day
wisely and reflectively
than to live a hundred years
in ignorance and indulgence" ~ Buddha

" People do not grow old;
When they cease to grow,
They become old."~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"And the more souls who resonate together
the greater the intensity of their love
and, mirror like, each soul reflects the other."~ Dante

"Joy is the echo of God's life in us."~ Abbot Columba Mormion

"Our own true nature is Infinite Joy!
Always happy, Always peaceful, Always free." ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda

"You can never be content with what you have until you make peace with
who you are."- Anonymous

"Love is never absent from our lives.
We do not have to find it.
We are it." ~ Robert Rabbin

"The person of benevolence never worries." ~ Confucius