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His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience in Poland, then a communist country, and my own difficulties with communists, gave us an immediate common ground

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Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.

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The Buddha gave equal opportunities to women. But we, even as followers of Buddha, neglected that.

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I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.

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Some people automatically associate morality and altruism with a religious vision of the world. But I believe it is a mistake to think that morality is an attribute only of religion. We can imagine two types of spirituality: one tied to religion, while the other arises spontaneously in the human heart as an expression of love for our neighbors and a desire to do them good.

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Spend some amount of time alone everyday.

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First one must change. I first watch myself, check myself, then expect changes from others.

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I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious. When people ask me how I find the strength to laugh now, I reply that I am a professional laugher.

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True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection.

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When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new.

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I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].

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We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.

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Concern yourselves more with the needs of others, with the needs of all humanity, and you'll have peace of mind.

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In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.

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We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of humanity, then naturally concerned about environment.

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If a harmonious relationship is established amongst societies and religious beliefs in today's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world, then it will surely set a very good example for others.

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To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.

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... Our individual well-being is intimately connected both with that of all others and with the environment within which we live.... Our every action, our every deed, word, and thought, no matter how slight or inconsequential it may seem, has an implication not only for ourselves, but for all others, too.

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Smile if you want a smile from another face.

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We humans have existed in our present form for about a hundred thousand years. I believe that if during this time the human mind had been primarily controlled by anger and hatred, our overall population would have decreased. But today, despite all our wars, we find that the human population is greater than ever. This clearly indicates to me that love and compassion predominate in the world. And this is why unpleasant events are "news"; compassionate activities are so much a part of daily life that they are taken for granted and , therefore, largely ignored.

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