Thursday, August 10, 2017

Via His Holiness the Dalai Lama

I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Via Daily Dharma: How to Experience the Freshness of Life

Watching impartially opens the mind to realize that there is no way that we can stop this flux even for a fraction of a second. We experience the freshness of life. Every moment is a new moment. Every breath is a fresh breath.

—Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, “Five Practices to Change Your Mind

Via Seniors for a Democratic Society / FB