"Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness." … [Read more...] about Doing Good to Others
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The ultimate source of a Happy Life
"The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health." … [Read more...] about The ultimate source of a Happy Life
May I be the Doctor
"May the pain of every living creature Be completely cleared away. May I be the doctor and the medicine And may I be the nurse For all sick beings in the world Until everyone is healed." … [Read more...] about May I be the Doctor
The Paradox of our Times
"The Paradox of our Times Is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints We spend more, but we have less. We have bigger houses, but smaller families More conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees, but less sense More knowledge, but less judgement More experts, but more problems More medicines, but less … [Read more...] about The Paradox of our Times
Life is Momentary and Deceptive
"Although today I am healthy, Well‐nourished and unafflicted, Life is momentary and deceptive: The body is like an object on loan for but a minute." … [Read more...] about Life is Momentary and Deceptive