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Present Quotes by Dalai Lama
- If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and haughtiness are present among Dharma…
- Since periods of great change, such as the present one, come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make…
- The past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands - the future entirely depends on…
- Today, the world is so small and so interdependent that the concept of war has become anachronistic, an outmoded approach. As a rule, we always…
- On love, not harming others, and respecting all beings. Even animals have these elements in their behavioral patterns. We should start by observing how animals…
- To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and…
- It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we…
- When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When…
- Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.
- Man surprised me most about humanity.Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.And then he…
- You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future.…
- Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of…
- In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and…
- 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…
- I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human…
- Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. Then he is so anxious about the future…
More Present Quotes
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.' It's that you cannot present as knowledge something… — Margaret Atwood
- Confine yourself to the present. — Marcus Aurelius
- Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today… — Marcus Aurelius
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect… — Irving Babbitt
- Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. — Roger Babson
- Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want… — Michelle Bachelet
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon