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“Bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya:
For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.”
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For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.”
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“Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.”
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“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.”
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“Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory.”
― The River of Winged Dreams
― The River of Winged Dreams
“To be enlightened is to be aware, always, of total reality in its immanent otherness - to be aware of it and yet remain in a condition to survive as an animal. Our goal is to discover that we have always been where we ought to be. Unhappily we make the task exceedingly difficult for ourselves.”
― The Doors of Perception
― The Doors of Perception
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