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  1. Thus, the practical and realistic aim is compassion, a warm heart, serving others, helping others, respecting others, being less selfish. 11:13 AM May 11th via web
  2. Nirvana may be the final object of attainment, but at the moment, it is difficult to reach. 11:13 AM May 11th via web
  3. In times of need, one should rise to the occasion and fight bravely for what is right. 1:05 PM May 2nd via web
  4. On its own, no amount of tech. development can lead to lasting happiness. What is almost always missing is a corresponding inner dev. 8:16 AM Feb 20th via Twitter for iPhone
  5. A meaningful ethical system divorced of an individual experience of suffering and happiness is hard to imagine. 10:28 PM Feb 9th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. Happiness never decreases by being shared. 4:14 PM Jan 21st via Twitter for iPad
  7. Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. 4:14 PM Jan 21st via Twitter for iPad
  8. Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. 10:10 AM Jan 15th via Twitter for Mac
  9. These qualities also bring us more smiles, friendship, and harmony. So compassion is really something very precious. 12:25 AM Jan 14th via Twitter for iPhone
  10. Compassion is the source of nonviolent action, and it brings us inner strength and mental peace. 12:23 AM Jan 14th via Twitter for iPhone
  11. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction. 9:47 PM Jan 8th via Twitter for Mac
  12. As a Buddhist monk, my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all sentient beings who suffer. 9:46 PM Jan 8th via Twitter for Mac
  13. The Buddha said if a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him. 11:22 PM Jan 4th via Twitter for Mac
  14. Not only in the future but in the present as well. 5:03 PM Jan 2nd via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Compassion, loving-kindness, altruism, and a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood are the keys to human development. 5:03 PM Jan 2nd via Twitter for iPhone
  16. Free to think their own thoughts, free to act as they consider best for the common welfare and live as human beings–not as robots or slaves. 9:17 AM Oct 7th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  17. Oppression has never, anywhere, succeeded in suppressing the eternal desire of people to live as free men. 9:17 AM Oct 7th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  18. Thus, the more we have power to see things, the more there is to see. 9:54 AM Oct 5th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  19. But the interesting thing is that the more powerful telescopes we use, the more we will find–more and more stars and lives. 9:53 AM Oct 5th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  20. The countless stars and constellations that we see today were gradually formed and discovered. 9:53 AM Oct 5th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
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