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“Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with knowing we are of genuine use to others.”

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When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves.

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The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.

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A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into fearlessness, and…

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Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual…

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“Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation of that deep inner peace for which every one of us longs. No human being can ever be satisfied by money or success or prestige or anything else the world can offer. What we are really searching for…

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Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare form: as…

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By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole.

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As we get deeper, we move closer and closer to other people; we feel closer to life as a whole.

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