~Inspirational Quotes, Phrases, Poems~

"The important thing is to have a good heart, a sense of caring for one another, a sense of community, a sense of humanity. Without these values, a person will not be happy, there will always be some frustrations inside. If you are a believer in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and also if you are a non-believer in any religion, you can still have these values I am not promoting Buddhism. I try to promote human values to promote a happier and more peaceful human society."

-- The Dalai Lama --

"The essence of all spiritual life is your emotion, your attitude towards others. Once you have pure and sincere motivation, all the rest follows. Compassion and human affection: I call these human qualities spirituality."

-- The Dalai Lama --

"Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community."

-- The Dalai Lama --

"When a man understands who he is, who God is, who the devil is ... then he can pick himself up out of the gutter, he can clean himself up and stand up like a man should before his God."

Malcolm X

Seeking Inner Peace and Happiness these phrases might help

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�    Accept whatever comes your way with a warm heart.

�    Never criticize other religious beliefs, but always try to find the truth in different traditions.

�    Eat what you can, can what you can�t.

�    Always help others, in joy or in sorrow.

�    Show your love and compassion to everybody, without expecting anything in return.

�    Always be honest and true to your own heart, but don�t expect honesty from anyone.

�    Always be patient.

�    Be aware of everything and everybody around you.

�    Don�t depend on anybody, but do depend on your own skills and wisdom.

�    Make a plan before you embark on any project.

�    Always be positive.

�    Harbour a good intention before performing good actions.

�    Don�t believe anything or anybody unless your heart allows you to feel it deeply.

�    Practise living through giving.

�    Practise letting go.

�    Love everyone alike.

�    Admit your fault if you have committed any errors, and thank those who point them out to you. If you have done nothing wrong, carefully consider the intention of those who criticize you, and regard their misunderstanding with sympathy.

�    Forgive and forget others mistakes.

�    Don�t remove the person; remove the fault.

�    Ask the opinion of others around you before doing something, and even afterwards.

�    Take what you are fit for, leave what you are not fit for.

�    Take what you can � leave what you can�t.

�    Do what you can � leave what you can�t

�    Do not run from difficulties � try to learn from them instead.

�    Take what is good � leave what is not.

�    Do not judge until you finish the job.

�    Respect others irrespective of caste, colour, race or religion.

�    Find the goodness in the heart even of those who seem bad.

�    Practise giving to everybody, without expecting anything in return.

�    Don�t speak ill of others. If you cannot speak well of them, maintain noble silence.

�    Never aim to persuade but rather to contribute.

�    Never force to accept; rather show the path.

�    Don�t do big things; start with small things.

�    Never ask to come and believe; rather ask to come and see.

�    Never try to prove; try to approve.

�    Never order; rather request.

�    Never argue over matters, but do discuss them.

�    Manage your time � and do one thing at a time.

�    Treat all alike who come to see you.

�    Mind your own duty; not that of others.

�    Have no expectations of anybody.

�    Don�t compete; rather cooperate.

�    Take a breath gently and let it out slowly when you are under stress.

Sorry forgot to mention that this is someone elses good work

Author Unknown

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.

It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.

We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

~  Albert Schweitzer