| Regardless of religious beliefs or views, it | | | | meditation, but we cannot survive without |
| is hard to find anyone that does not find the | | | | human affection. |
| Dali Lama reverent. Here are 15 nuggets of | | | | |
| truth he has uttered over the years. | | | | 10. True compassion is universal in scope. It |
| Regardless of when they were stated, they | | | | is accompanied by a feeling of |
| still apply today. | | | | responsibility. |
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| 1. Anything that contradicts experience and | | | | 11. Under the bright sun, many of us are |
| logic should be abandoned. | | | | gathered together with different languages, |
| | | | different styles of dress, even different |
| 2. I myself feel, and also tell other | | | | faiths. However, all of us are the same in |
| Buddhists that the question of Nirvana will | | | | being humans, and we all uniquely have the |
| come later. There is not much hurry. If in | | | | thought of I, and were all the same in |
| day to day life you lead a good life, | | | | wanting happiness and in wanting to avoid |
| honesty, with love, with compassion, with | | | | suffering. |
| less selfishness, then automatically it will | | | | |
| lead to Nirvana. | | | | 12. We must recognise that the suffering of |
| | | | one person or one nation is the suffering of |
| 3. We can live without religion and | | | | humanity. That the happiness of one person or |
| meditation, but we cannot survive without | | | | nation is the happiness of humanity. |
| human affection. | | | | |
| | | | 13. For those who may not find happiness to |
| 4. I pray for a more friendly, more caring, | | | | exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain |
| and more understanding human family on this | | | | a radical atheist, it's absolutely an |
| planet. To all who dislike suffering, who | | | | individual right, but the important thing is |
| cherish lasting happiness, this is my | | | | with a compassionate heart then no problem. |
| heartfelt appeal. | | | | |
| | | | 14. All major religious traditions carry |
| 5. With realization of one's own potential | | | | basically the same message, that is love, |
| and self confidence in one's ability, one can | | | | compassion and forgiveness ... the important |
| build a better world. | | | | thing is they should be part of our daily |
| | | | lives. |
| 6. If you want others to be happy, practice | | | | |
| compassion. If you want to be happy, practice | | | | 15. Love and compassion are necessities, not |
| compassion. | | | | luxuries. Without them humanity cannot |
| | | | survive. |
| 7. Where ignorance is our master, there is no | | | | |
| possibility of real peace. | | | | Many religious and philosophical figures are |
| | | | considered controversial. By accepting all |
| 8. My religion is very simple. My religion is | | | | religions and all views, the Dali Lama |
| kindness. | | | | appears to transcend such concerns. Give some |
| | | | thought to his views above and how they might |
| 9. We can live without religion and | | | | improve your life. |