Anger says:
“I can destroy the whole world.”

Peace says:
“Not when I work inside you."

~Sri Chinmoy

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Kind words are the music of the world.
They have a power which seems to be
beyond natural causes, as if they were
some angel’s song which had lots its way
and come to earth. ~Frederick W. Faber

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Today I'm gonna try a little harder,
gonna make every minute last longer,
gonna learn to forgive and forget,
'cause we don't have long,
gonna make the most of it,
today I'm gonna love my enemies,
reach out to somebody who needs me,
make a change, make the world a better place
'cause tomorrow could be one day too late.

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The whole purpose of religion
is to facilitate love and compassion,
patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness. 

~H.H. Dalai Lama

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One day, I was very upset, because my best friend got laid off. I love her so much and didn't want her to lose the job. I was just a very young girl around those days, didn't know what to do, when coping something like this. So I cried. In the evening, I went to see my Buddhist Master and told him the story. This is what he said to me:

"You are crying, because your co-worker
lost her job, so you are not happy.
You want her to return to work so 
you can be happy again…
My Little Girl, you are very selfish!
Your happiness is very conditional!
Did you realize that?
It's all about making you happy,
so you can stop crying!"

It took me a while to understand his message.
From then on, I learned how to conquer my mind,
and try my best, not to let anything disturb my inner peace…

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Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. ~Dalai Lama

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To forgive is the highest,
most beautiful form of love.
In return, you will receive
untold peace and happiness.
~Robert Muller

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Lake Wabamun Winter Sky. Photo by Randy Neufeldt

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There is a terrible hunger for love. 
We all experience that in our lives
– the pain, the loneliness. 
We must have the courage to recognize it. 
The poor you may have right in your own family. 
Find them. 
Love them.

~Mother Teresa

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I too, will die…
Just like everyone else…

DEATH IS CERTAIN

There is no possible way to escape death. No-one ever has. Death comes in a moment and its time is unexpected. All that separates us from the next life is one breath. The young can die before the old, the healthy before the sick, etc. There are many causes and circumstances that lead to death, but few that favour the sustenance of life. Even things that sustain life can kill us, for example food, motor vehicles, property. The weakness and fragility of one's physical body contribute to life's uncertainty. The body can be easily destroyed by disease or accident, for example cancer, AIDS, vehicle accidents, other disasters.

THE ONLY THING THAT CAN HELP US AT THE TIME OF DEATH IS OUR MENTAL/SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

(because all that goes on to the next life is our mind with its karmic (positive or negative) imprints.)

♥ Worldly possessions such as wealth, position, money can't help

♥ Relatives and friends can neither prevent death nor go with us.

♥ Even our own precious body is of no help to us. We have to leave it behind like a shell, an empty husk, an overcoat.

We must practise the spiritual path and ripen our inner potential by cultivating positive mental qualities and abandoning disturbing mental qualities.

Source: BuddhaNet
Compiled by Ven. Pende Hawter

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When you meditate,
a lot of thoughts raise their heads,
trying to make you forget to think intently.
Reject these thoughts and rise above them.

~Remez Sasson

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