a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.
-- Mohandas K. Gandhi
(1869-1948)
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WE HAVE TO BE GENUINE, which means not having aggression and being true to oneself. In that way, we can build an enlightened society. Enlightened society cannot be built and cannot develop on the level of dreams or concepts. Enlightened society has to be real and good, honest and genuine. A lot of us feel attacked by our own aggression and by our own misery and pain. But none of that particularly presents an obstacle to creating an enlightened society. What we need to begin with, is to develop kindness toward ourselves and then to develop kindness toward others. It sounds very simpleminded, which it is. At the same time, it is very difficult to practice."
-- Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
from "Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala"
(Shambhala 1999)
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EVIL IS ANY ABSTRACTION that enables you to look at someone and not see the person.
-- Lee Thorn
from "Reconciliation,"
Turning Wheel magazine, Fall 2000
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DO YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE to wait till your mind settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?
-- Lao-Tzu
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WHEN I DESPAIR, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of this always.
-- Mahatma Gandhi
